Robert Lieberman, Kenneth Roberts, and David Bateman on Democratic Resilience and Political Polarization in the United States
Democracy Paradox
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How Congress Hasn't Always Been the Place That Holds Down Democracy
In the 19 fifties, and in the 19 forties when you had the old system, the old ty structure, it wasn't necessarily all peaches and roses. There's a classic book called master of the senate that talks about lindon johnson's life during the exact period where he was in the senate. And go ong through a lawn mention regarding this, because one of the institutions that's incredibly important for any democracy is going to be the legislature. At the same time, congress hasn't always done the best job throughout its history. It's oftentimes been one of the institution that americans trust least and often failed to deliver results.
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