James Madison Rules America: The Constitutional Origins of Congressional Partisanship

James Madison Rules America examines congressional party legislative and electoral strategy in the context of our constitutional separation of powers. William Connelly argues that partisanship, polarization and the permanent campaign are an inevitable part of congressional politics. James Madison Rules America is as topical as current debates over partisan polarization and the permanent campaign, while being grounded in two enduring and important schools of thought within political science: pluralism and party government.

Author: William F. Jr. Connelly
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 06/16/2011
Pages: 350
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.02w x 1.01d
ISBN13: 9780742599666
ISBN10: 0742599663
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | American Government | Legislative Branch
- Political Science | Political Ideologies | Democracy
- Political Science | Political Process | Political Parties

About the Author
William F. Connelly, Jr is a John K. Boardman Politics Professor at Washington and Lee University.