Triumphs and Tragedies of the Modern Congress - Case Studies in Legislative Leadership

"Published in partnership with the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, this book offers insightful examinations of congressional success and failure from the New Deal to today by leading political scholars and journalists. This analysis identifies lessons learned throughout history relevant to present and future politics"--

List of contents

Foreword
David M. Abshire, PhD
Introduction
Maxmillian Angerholzer III, Christopher P. Lu, James Kitfield, and Norman Ornstein
Section I: "Congress 101"
1 An "Invitation to Struggle": Congress and the Constitution
Norman Ornstein
2 Building Blocks of Legislation: Congressional Committees and Procedures
C. Lawrence Evans
3 Zero-Sum Governing: The Permanent Campaign
Norman Ornstein
4 The Influence Business: Lobbying in Washington
Lee Drutman
Section II: The Individuals Who Shaped the Modern Congress
5 Sam Rayburn: The Power of Persuasion
Anthony Champagne
6 Gerald Ford: A Politician without Enemies
Richard Reeves
7 Thomas "Tip" O'Neill: New Deal Champion
John A. Farrell
8 Dan Rostenkowski: The Deal-Maker
Richard Cohen
9 Newt Gingrich: The Partisan Revolutionary
Linda Killian
10 Tom DeLay: Power and Hubris
Jan Reid
11 Dennis Hastert: The Accidental Speaker
Michael Dorning
12 Nancy Pelosi: The Pioneer
Elaine S. Povich
13 Richard Russell Jr.: Patriarch of the Senate
Sheryl B. Vogt
14 Robert A. Taft: Mr. Republican
James Patterson
15 Lyndon B. Johnson: Presidential Legislator
Joseph A. Califano Jr.
16 Jesse Helms: The Unapologetic Conservative
David B. Frisk
17 Edward "Ted" Kennedy: A Liberal Lion
Susan Milligan
18 Sam Nunn: Strategic Leadership
David M. Abshire
19 Richard G. Lugar: Statesman of the Senate
John T. Shaw
20 John McCain: The Happy Warrior
Joe Lieberman
Section III: Congress and Domestic Policy
21 Regulating Sunrise and Sunset: The Long Arm of the Commerce Clause
Susan Sullivan Lagon
22 In Roosevelt's Shadow: The New Deal Congress
Patrick Maney
23 Dawn of a New Era: Building the Modern Congress
Ross K. Baker
24 Defeating Jim Crow: The 1965 Voting Rights Act
Kareem U. Crayton
25 Great Society Milestones: Medicare and Medicaid
Marilyn Moon
26 The Power of the Purse: Rethinking Runaway Debt and a Broken Budgeting Process
Jason J. Fichtner
27 Myth and Reality of the Safety Net: The 1983 Social Security Reforms
Rudolph G. Penner
28 Bygone Bipartisanship: The Tax Reform Act of 1986
Richard Cohen
29 Grand Bargain or Grand Collapse: The Case of Immigration Reform
Muzaffar Chishti and Charles Kamasaki
30 Showdown over Judicial Nominations: Robert Bork
Mark Gitenstein
31 A Republican Revolution: The 1994 Contract with America
Linda Killian
32 Compromise amid Bitter Partisanship: The Welfare Reform Law of 1996
Ron Haskins
33 The Backfire of Unintended Consequences: The 1997 Balanced Budget Act
Scott Lilly
34 Before Money Was Speech: Campaign Finance Reform
Susan Milligan
35 Federal Reform of Education: No Child Left Behind
Patrick McGuinn
Section IV: Congress and National Security
36 FDR versus Congressional Isolationists: The Road to World War II
Carl Cannon
37 A Superpower's Foundation: The National Security Act of 1947
Katherine A. Scott
38 Un-American Investigations: McCarthyism and the Red Scare
Ellen Schrecker
39 A Blank Check for War: The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Marvin Kalb
40 From Draftees to Professionals: The All-Volunteer Force
James Kitfield
41 Congress Takes a Stand: The 1973 War Powers Resolution
Dan Mahaffee
42 Shining a Light on Spycraft: The Church and Pike Committees
Loch K. Johnson
43 Against All Odds: The Goldwater-Nichols Defense Reorganization
James Kitfield
44 The Triumph of Process over Politics: The Base Closure Commissions
David Berteau
45 A Powers Tug-of-War: The Iraq War Resolutions
James Kitfield
46 An Imperfect Compromise: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
James Kitfield
47 License to Spy: The USA PATRIOT Act
James Kitfield
48 Reforming National Intelligence: The 9/11 Commission
Michael Allen
49 Changing Course in a Time of War: Congress and the 2006 Iraq Study Group
Jordan Tama
Section V: Congress and Presidential Scandal
50 A President Resigns: The Watergate Scandal
Keith Olson
51 In Watergate's Shadow: The Iran-Contra Scandal
Ross Cheit
52 Political Warfare on the Potomac: The Lewinsky Scandal and Clinton Impeachment
Kirk Victor
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Contributors
Acknowledgments
Index
About the Editors

Product details

• Authors: Maxmillian Angerholzer
• Assisted by: Maxmillian Angerholzer (Editor), James Kitfield (Editor), Christopher Lu (Editor), Christopher P. Lu (Editor)
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2014
• EAN: 9781440831997
• ISBN: 978-1-4408-3199-7
• No. of pages: 379
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education