The Election of Senators (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

George H. Haynes

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331240891 ISBN 13 : 9781331240891

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore the debate over how U.S. senators should be chosen and what it means for democracy.

This book examines the arguments for and against popular election of senators, tracing the idea from constitutional design to today’s political debates. It looks at how elections by state legislatures have shaped governance and what direct elections could change. The discussion lays out the long-running tension between delegated authority and direct public choice. It weighs historical context, constitutional constraints, and practical consequences for parties, states, and the national legislature. Readers will gain a clear sense of the trade-offs involved in moving toward or away from popular election.

• Foundational arguments for and against popular election of senators
• Historical and constitutional context for how senators are chosen
• Implications for party dynamics, state politics, and legislative outcomes
• Examples and scenarios illustrating potential reforms and their effects

Ideal for readers of political history, constitutional law, and discussions of democratic reform.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from The Election of Senators

The present position of the United States Senate is one of strange contradictions. Never before has it been at once so berated and so extolled. The press teems with denunciations of the "usurpations" by which, it is alleged, the Senate has encroached upon the most distinctive powers of the President and of the House, arrogating to itself the appointment of officers and the making of treaties, and taking from the direct representatives of the people the power of the purse. On the other hand, in these days of centralization and expansion, if not of socialism, men of conservative temper find their chief ground for reassurance in the belief that upon the Senate, if upon nothing else, we may rely to restrain the expanding powers of the Executive, and to check the raw haste and partisanship of the rule-ridden House. Between the critics, hostile and friendly, there is one point of agreement: the acknowledgment that the Senate has become the dominant branch of Congress, the controlling influence in the government.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331240891
• ISBN 13: 9781331240891
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 316
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