groups and their groups are anti-democratic and work to McKay (2017: 9th effectiveness. concentrate power for a few. Edition) 5 B The legislative branch of Students should Students should understand the Chapter 5: government Congress (): evaluate the overall criticisms levelled at Congress that it in A2 US – – ‘Congress’ effectiveness of is significantly less effective when Government and relative strengths of the House Congress and debate if different parties control its two Politics by Anthony J of Representatives. Congress has become chambers, that it lacks effective Bennett broken branch’. leadership, it has no meaningful foreign ‘the Chapter 9: Students should also policy role and that it is the broken as ‘Congress examine the House branch. Students should consider Legislature: and the Senate these criticisms and focus on if Functions and separately. Congress remains a powerful branch Powers’ in American within the US system of government. Politics and Society by McKay (2017: 9th Edition) Chapter 8: ‘US Legislators and Their Constituents’ in American Politics and Society by David McKay (2017: 9th Edition) Politics Review Volume 24, Number 2, November 2014: Congress: why is it so unpopular? Anthony Bennett
groups and their effectiveness. groups are anti-democratic and work to concentrate power for a few. McKay (2017: 9th Edition) 5 B The legislative branch of government – Congress (): relative strengths of the House of Representatives. Students should evaluate the overall effectiveness of Congress and debate if Congress has become ‘the broken branch’. Students should also examine the House and the Senate separately. Students should understand the criticisms levelled at Congress – that it is significantly less effective when different parties control its two chambers, that it lacks effective leadership, it has no meaningful foreign policy role and that it is the broken branch. Students should consider these criticisms and focus on if Congress remains a powerful branch within the US system of government. Chapter 5: ‘Congress’ in A2 US Government and Politics by Anthony J Bennett Chapter 9: ‘Congress as Legislature: Functions and Powers’ in American Politics and Society by McKay (2017: 9th Edition) Chapter 8: ‘US Legislators and Their Constituents’ in American Politics and Society by David McKay (2017: 9th Edition) Politics Review Volume 24, Number 2, November 2014: Congress: why is it so unpopular? Anthony Bennett
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