Constitutional reform and effective government / James L. Sundquist.
1992
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Title
Constitutional reform and effective government / James L. Sundquist.
Published
Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, [1992]
Copyright
©1992
Call Number
JK585 .S86 1992
Edition
Revised edition.
ISBN
0815782306 (cloth : alk. paper) :
0815782292 (pbk.) :
0815782292 (pbk.) :
Description
x, 344 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)26503017
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Table of Contents
1
The Constitutional Dilemma
1
The Current Constitutional Debate
4
The Barriers to Constitutional Reform
16
The Parliamentary Model - and Incrementalism
18
What Changes Might Work?
20
2
Origins of the Constitutional Structure
22
Checks on the Congress
25
Checks on the President
36
The Process of Amendment
43
3
Two Centuries of Constitutional Debate
45
Presidential Tenure
46
Presidential Selection
54
Linking Cabinet and Congress
58
Direct Election of Senators
61
The Amendment Process
65
Approval of Treaties
67
Congressional Tenure
70
Removing a Failed President
74
The War Power
77
Efficiency, Leadership, and Accountability
78
4
Forestalling Divided Government
88
The Accepted Theory of Party Government
90
The New Era of Divided Government
93
Evaluations of Divided Government
96
The Origins of Divided Government
111
Designing a Solution
124
The Presidential-Congressional Team Ticket
125
Two Simpler Approaches
131
Bonus Seats in Congress
137
Effectiveness versus Feasibility
142
5
Altering Terms and Electoral Processes
144
Windows and Honeymoons
145
The Four-Eight-Four Plan
153
The Six-Six-Three Plan
164
Repeal of the Twenty-second Amendment
175
Limiting Congressional Terms
177
Electing the President
187
6
Reconstituting a Failed Government
199
Special Elections as the Remedy
204
Designing the Special Election Mechanism
208
The Need for a Safety Valve
226
7
Fostering Interbranch Collaboration
230
Modifying the Separation of Powers
232
Strengthening Political Parties
245
The Promise of Improved Collaboration
274
8
Modifying the Checks and Balances
278
The Item Veto
281
The Legislative Veto
294
The War Power
303
Approval of Treaties
310
Breaking Deadlocks by Referenda
315
Preserving the Executive-Legislative Balance
320
9
The Prospects for Constitutional Reform
322
The Difficulty of Doing Anything
325
Variations in the Amendment Process
327
The Problem of Gainers and Losers
329