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LET'S GET REPRESENTATIVE.

Authors :
Hertzberg, Hendrik
Source :
New Republic. 6/29/87, Vol. 196 Issue 26, p15-18. 4p.
Publication Year :
1987

Abstract

Reports on the system of government chartered by the Constitution in the U.S. Separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches; Introduction of a parliamentary system; Implementation of a geographic basis of representation in the U.S. Congress; View that the separation of powers has been so central to the American system of government that abolishing it would probably make the system unrecognizable and thus threaten its historical legitimacy.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00286583
Volume :
196
Issue :
26
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New Republic
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
11564473