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Congress's Constitution: Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers
Congress's Constitution Legislative Authority and the Separation of Powers Author:Josh Chafetz Congress is widely supposed to be the least effective branch of the federal government. But as Josh Chafetz shows in this boldly original analysis, Congress in fact has numerous powerful tools at its disposal in its conflicts with the other branches. These tools, which include the power of the purse, the contempt power, and freedom of speech and... more » debate, operate as a suite to enable Congress to compete for public support and thereby institutional power.« less