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The Temptation of Executive Authority: How Increased Polarization and the Decline in Legislative Capacity Have Contributed to the Expansion of Presidential Power.
- Source :
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Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies . Summer2017, Vol. 24 Issue 2, p369-398. 30p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- This paper argues that our increasingly polarized politics has led to political stalemate and policy gridlock in Congress which, in turn, have contributed to a change in the balance of power between the executive and legislative branches of government; specifically, executive power has increased at the expense of a diminished legislature. The paper will trace the extent to which Congress has become increasingly polarized and how this increased polarization has reduced Congress's capability and productivity while simultaneously increasing policy gridlock resulting in the expansion of executive power (and judicial authority) relative to legislative authority. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10800727
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 126196906
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2979/indjglolegstu.24.2.0369