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The Constitutional System: The Group Character of the Elected Institutions
By Henry J. Merry
228 pages
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- Praeger Publishers
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- New York
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- 1986
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Synopsis
"Merry's well-documented work proposes a somewhat unusual perspective on the American constitutional principle of separation of powers. Rather than accepting the likelihood of governmental deadlock inherent in the tripartite separation of functions, he suggests that the framers also intended a mixed constitution, representing democratic, aristocratic, and monocratic elements. Although history has modified the nature of the mix, he argues that the House, Senate, and President constitute a policymaking ...
"Merry's well-documented work proposes a somewhat unusual perspective on the American constitutional principle of separation of powers. Rather than accepting the likelihood of governmental deadlock inherent in the tripartite separation of functions, he suggests that the framers also intended a mixed constitution, representing democratic, aristocratic, and monocratic elements. Although history has modified the nature of the mix, he argues that the House, Senate, and President constitute a policymaking superstructure, sharing powers while representing different electoral constituencies. Acceptance of that reality could breed the neccessary cooperative spirit to avoid institutional stalemate. This work [promotes] reconsideration of the meaning of the separation of powers doctrine and inclues a useful review of the Philadelphia debates." - Choice
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Table of contents
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- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Introduction 1
- Notes 7
- Part I - Formation of the Constitutional System 9
- 2 - Developmental Roots of U.S. Government 13
- Notes 29
- 3 - The Constitutional Convention: The National Infrastructure 32
- Notes 41
- 4 - The Constitutional Convention: The Tripartite Superstructure 44
- Notes 56
- 5 - Congress in the Constitution 58
- Notes 69
- 6 - The President in the Constitution 72
- Notes 83
- Part II - Adaptation of the Constitutional System 85
- Title Page iii
- Contents vii
- Introduction 1
- Notes 7
- Part I - Formation of the Constitutional System 9
- 2 - Developmental Roots of U.S. Government 13
- Notes 29
- 3 - The Constitutional Convention: The National Infrastructure 32
- Notes 41
- 4 - The Constitutional Convention: The Tripartite Superstructure 44
- Notes 56
- 5 - Congress in the Constitution 58
- Notes 69
- 6 - The President in the Constitution 72
- Notes 83
- Part II - Adaptation of the Constitutional System 85
- 7 - Congressional Establishment of the Constitutional System 89
- Notes 100
- 8 - Changing Priorities of Congressional Relationships 103
- Notes 114
- 9 - Changing Priorities of Presidential Relationships 117
- Notes 127
- 10 - Shared Responsibility for Legislation 130
- Notes 140
- 11 - Shared Responsibility for Legitimation 142
- Notes 156
- Part III - The Present State of the Constitutional System 159
- 12 - Key Aspects of the Elected Institutions 163
- Notes 174
- 13 - Three Levels of Constitutional Separation 178
- Notes 190
- 14 - Group Character of the Elected Institutions 192
- Notes 203
- Index 209
- About the Author 216