Bibliograph

The Senate, from White supremacy to governmental gridlock, Daniel Wirls

Type

Label

The Senate, from White supremacy to governmental gridlock, Daniel Wirls

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-253) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Senate

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1245250851

Responsibility statement

Daniel Wirls

Series statement

Constitutionalism and democracy

Sub title

from White supremacy to governmental gridlock

Summary

"This accessible book explains the Senate's clash with modern democracy and effective government by exposing this chamber of Congress as a bastion of white supremacy through most of American history"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction : the Senate and American democracy -- Creating something exceptional? : power and purpose in the design of the Senate -- Equal representation : the perpetual great compromise -- Equal representation's inexorable clash with political and racial equality -- The right of the living dead : staggered terms, continuing bodies, and constitutional myths senators tell themselves and America -- The filibuster : from Southern citadel to the sixty-vote Senate -- "Cooling the coffee" : more myths senators tell themselves, and the filibuster's clash with effective government and the Constitution -- The supermajority Senate curtailed : nuclear options and mushroom clouds of hypocrisy -- Conclusion : constitutional repair and reparations

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