{"product_id":"a-case-for-congress-volume-17-hardcover","title":"A Case for Congress: Volume 17 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrances Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolarized. Dysfunctional. Toxic. Broken. These are only some of the negative words Americans use to describe the United States Congress. Nowadays hardly anyone has something good to say about either the House of Representatives or the Senate, the two bodies that make up Congress. But is this common viewpoint too negative, too one-sided? And is it based on solid evidence or reasonable expectations? In \u003ci\u003eA Case for Congress, \u003c\/i\u003e political scholar Frances Lee provides a more balanced assessment, arguing for the enduring worth and importance of the representative assembly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As one of the three branches of the US government, Congress stands at the heart of our liberal democracy. This continues to be true even when Congress is divided and fractious. Lee draws from a wide range of scholarship and current data to highlight three important functions that Congress continues to serve, as envisioned by the authors of the Constitution: representing the American people along multiple dimensions, lawmaking even in the face of persistent disagreement, and holding executive branch officials accountable. While Congress never fully achieves any of its functions, it still serves them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written in a clear and engaging style, \u003ci\u003eA Case for Congress\u003c\/i\u003e challenges readers to think against the grain and appreciate the Congress we have, not an ideal Congress that never in fact existed. \"The bathwater is dirty,\" the author acknowledges, \"but there is a baby in there.\" It turns out that a complex, polarized, distrustful republic of some 340 million Americans needs Congress more than ever. \u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.77 x 5.75 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53403777204531,"sku":"9780806196756","price":55.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/2CRLM_j3fP9780806196756.webp?v=1779919648","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-case-for-congress-volume-17-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}