As incredible as it might seem, there was a time when Congress worked—a time when partisan competition produced consensus and good public policy. At the cente

As incredible as it might seem, there was a time when Congress worked—a time when partisan competition produced consensus and good public policy. At the cente

The Speaker of the House of Representatives is the most powerful partisan figure in the contemporary U.S. Congress. How this came to be, and how the majority pa

For over two centuries, political parties have competed in encouraging, organizing, and directing political activity in the United States. This volume compiles