Congress: Separate But Not Equal

In this chapter it is argued that Congress is largely subordinated to the president due to its reliance on pork barrel distributed by the chief executive and the lack of programmatic political parties. The elite character of representatives and senators contributes to Congress’s reactive character,...

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Main Authors:	Mendoza, Diana J, Thompson, Mark R
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Published:	Archīum Ateneo 2018
Subjects:	Other Political Science Political Science Public Administration
Online Access:	https://archium.ateneo.edu/polsci-faculty-pubs/2 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315709215/chapters/10.4324/9781315709215-8
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spelling	ph-ateneo-arc.polsci-faculty-pubs-10012020-07-08T06:22:33Z Congress: Separate But Not Equal Mendoza, Diana J Thompson, Mark R In this chapter it is argued that Congress is largely subordinated to the president due to its reliance on pork barrel distributed by the chief executive and the lack of programmatic political parties. The elite character of representatives and senators contributes to Congress’s reactive character, aimed at protecting the oligarchy’s interests rather than passing innovative legislation. Yet Congress does have some tools with which to challenge presidents: congressional oversight hearings, impeachment/conviction, and other powers. It also has occasionally passed landmark legislation, particularly in areas of gender equality in which it has been successfully lobbied by the women’s movement. 2018-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://archium.ateneo.edu/polsci-faculty-pubs/2 https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315709215/chapters/10.4324/9781315709215-8 Political Science Department Faculty Publications Archīum Ateneo Other Political Science Political Science Public Administration
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spellingShingle	Other Political Science Political Science Public Administration Mendoza, Diana J Thompson, Mark R Congress: Separate But Not Equal
description	In this chapter it is argued that Congress is largely subordinated to the president due to its reliance on pork barrel distributed by the chief executive and the lack of programmatic political parties. The elite character of representatives and senators contributes to Congress’s reactive character, aimed at protecting the oligarchy’s interests rather than passing innovative legislation. Yet Congress does have some tools with which to challenge presidents: congressional oversight hearings, impeachment/conviction, and other powers. It also has occasionally passed landmark legislation, particularly in areas of gender equality in which it has been successfully lobbied by the women’s movement.
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