Tensions of American Federal Democracy by Jared Sonnicksen PAPERBACK

Name: Tensions of American Federal Democracy by Jared Sonnicksen PAPERBACK
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Tensions of American Federal DemocracyFragmentation of the State\nAuthor(s): Jared Sonnicksen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781032067445, 978-1032067445\nSynopsis\nTensions of American Federal Democracy uses an original analytical framework combined with comparative perspectives including those of other modern federal democracies to explore the jigsaw puzzle that is the state of American federal democracy.\n\nThe USA has a complex political system prone to \""divided government\"", which has become highly polarized in recent years. The reasons for this extend further and deeper than party diversification or rising populism. This book provides an original contribution encompassing the US polity and its overall development. The author explores how the US constitution has predisposed branches and levels of government to multiple forms of separation of power and constituency; and how developments in democratic and f.