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It's even worse than it looks : how the American constitutional system collided with the new politics of extremism

Mann, Thomas E. (Author). Ornstein, Norman J. (Added Author).

Summary: Two leading experts on Congress outline recommendations for ending obstructionist tactics and artificial barriers to compromise, suggesting specific institutional restructuring measures while calling on the public and media to work with government to correct problems rather than perpetuating acerbic campaign cycles.

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  • ISBN: 9780465074730 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 0465074731 (pbk.)
  • Physical Description: print
    xxiv, 248 pages ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: 1st pbk. ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2013.

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General Note:
"With a new preface and afterword by the authors"--Cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Pt. 1. The problem : The new politics of hostage taking ; The seeds of dysfunction ; Beyond the debt ceiling fiasco -- pt. 2. What to do about it : Bromides to avoid ; Fixing the party system ; Reforming U.S. political institutions ; Navigating the current system.
Subject: United States Politics and government 21st century

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.

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It's Even Worse Than It Looks : How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism
It's Even Worse Than It Looks : How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism
by Mann, Thomas E.; Ornstein, Norman J.
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It's Even Worse Than It Looks : How the American Constitutional System Collided with the New Politics of Extremism

Thomas E. Mann is the W. Averell Harriman Chair and senior fellow, at The Brookings Institution. He lives m Bethesda; Maryland. Norman J. Ornstein is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. He lives in Washington, DC.

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