Congressional ambivalence : the political burdens of constitutional authority

The Resource Congressional ambivalence : the political burdens of constitutional authority

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Congressional ambivalence : the political burdens of constitutional authority

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the political burdens of constitutional authority

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Jasmine Farrier

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eng

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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 pow

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