Checks And Balances?: How A Parliamentary System Could Change American Politics - Couverture souple

Manuel, Paul

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0813330270 ISBN 13 : 9780813330273

Editeur : Westview Press, 1998

Synopsis

Could the United States function under a British-style parliamentary system? Would we be better off? What would be the implications for the United States if it adopted a British-style parliamentary system? This book applies the broader debate in the field of political science over the advantages of a parliamentary system to the case of the United States. It asks whether it is better for a democracy to function under a parliamentary or presidential system.In the face of a parliamentary alternative to the American presidential system, Checks and Balances? How a Parliamentary System Could Change American Politics illustrates how the Constitutional system of checks and balances functions, including the separation of powers and the legislative process. Throughout, the text explains how the institutional dimension of the political equation—sometimes overlooked by politicians and scholars alike—is of vital importance to a proper understanding of American politics. This book is designed to help American readers better understand their own form of government, while expanding their knowledge of other governments.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Paul Christopher Manuel is associate professor of politics at Saint Anselm College. He is a faculty affiliate at the Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies at Harvard University. Anne Marie Cammisa is assistant professor of government at Suffolk University. She is a visiting scholar at the Murray Research Center at Radcliffe College. Anne Marie Cammisa is assistant professor of government at Suffolk University. Since 1994 she has been a visiting scholar at the Murray Research Center at Radcliffe College.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Westview Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0813330270
• ISBN 13: 9780813330273
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible