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Nicol Rae's engaging account of the Republican revolutionaries' freshman term in Congress shows how would-be radicals became conservative reformers. He persuasively demonstrates that the precepts set forth by Madison in Federalist 10 and 51 are still in force in the American political system. This book examines the extent to which they were successful in redirecting policy and reforming the institutions of representative government - and the extent to which those same institutions moderated, and even frustrated, efforts to introduce rapid, radical change. Contrasts are drawn both with the Republican freshmen in the Senate and with the power of the President as manifested in the 1995-96 budget battle.Editorials
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Chronicles the revolution promised by the 73 fresh conservative Republicans who stormed the US House of Representatives in 1994, armed only with a sizeable majority and ideological purity. Examines the extent to which they were successful in changing policies and institutions and to what extent their efforts were moderated and frustrated. Contrasts them with their comrades in the Senate and with the power of the President as manifested in the 1995-96 battle of the budget. Based on interviews. Paper edition (unseen) $21.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
March 31, 1998
Publisher
Armonk, N.Y. : M. E. Sharpe, c1998.
Pages
272
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780765601292