Congressional Ambivalence [electronic resource] : The Political Burdens of Constitutional Authority /
Farrier, Jasmine,1970-
Lexington, KY : University Press of Kentucky,
c2010.
Is the United States Congress dead, alive, or trapped in a moribund cycle? When confronted with controversial policy issues, members of Congress struggle to satisfy conflicting legislative, representative, and oversight duties. These competing goals, along with the pressure to satisfy local constituents, cause members of Congress to routinely cede power on a variety of policies, express regret over their loss of control, and later return to the habit of delegating their power. This pattern of institutional ambivalence undermines conventional wisdom about congressional party resurgence, the 
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Is the United States Congress dead, alive, or trapped in a moribund cycle? When confronted with controversial policy issues, members of Congress struggle to satisfy conflicting legislative, representative, and oversight duties. These competing goals, along with the pressure to satisfy local constituents, cause members of Congress to routinely cede power on a variety of policies, express regret over their loss of control, and later return to the habit of delegating their power. This pattern of institutional ambivalence undermines conventional wisdom about congressional party resurgence, the 
Includes bibliographical references (p.[192]--196) and index.
Congress and the cycle of ambivalence -- Congressional delegation of power : efficient strategy or existential tragedy? -- To close or not to close, that is the question : BRAC, 1988-2005 -- A freer hand to promote free trade : fast track from Nixon to G.W. Bush -- Dramatic circumstances, dramatic ambivalence : Congress post-9/11 -- The rewards and risks of power loss for members and institutional balance.
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