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A Case for Congress |
| Section: BOOK WORLD / REVIEWS |
| Author: Lee Edwards |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 2/1/2001 |
| Size: 2,399 Words, 15,588 Characters |
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AMERICA'S CONGRESS
Actions in the Public Sphere, James Madison Through Newt Gingrich
David R. Mayhew
New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000
288 pp., $30.00
In the wake of the U.S. Congress' controversial record of the last six years, including "closing down" the federal government and impeaching President Clinton, the national legislature's role in modern politics is being increasingly debated. Some analysts have suggested that the era of representative democracy may be drawing to a close. In the age of the Internet, says futurist Alvin Toffler, "direct" democracy has arrived, with the people, not their representatives, determining public policy. Such questions as "Should we send troops to Bosnia?" or "Should the $4 trillion surplus be used to reduce the national debt?" no longer ne...
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... In the process, however, Gingrich and the Republicans reversed the modern pattern of presidential domination and made Congress once again a major player in the legislative process.
In his splendid work, David Mayhew offers convincing evidence that representative democracy is alive and well in America and making a significant difference--a condition the founders would warmly applaud.
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