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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Preface vii
- Acknowledgments xi
- Contents xiii
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PART I. The Problem: Character and Dimensions
- 1. Introduction: Crisis and Discord 3
- 2. Constitutional Settlements: A Framework for Analysis 16
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PART II. The Problem in Origins
- 3. Trial and Error, 1789–1801 45
- 4. The Emerging Theories 71
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PART III. Congressional Practice in the Nineteenth Century
- 5. The Jeffersonian System: The Anderson Contempt Motion in the House, 1818 101
- 6. Stress of War: The Oath of Office Act of 1862 122
- 7. The Marshallian System: The Sherman Act of 1890 140
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PART IV. Practice in the Modern Congress
- 8. Federalism in Crisis: The Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935 163
- 9. Separation of Powers in the Administrative State: The Reorganization Act of 1939 184
- 10. Separation of Powers in the Cold War: The Middle East Resolution of 1957 204
- 11. Amendment by Default: The Twenty-Second Amendment in Congress, 1947 226
- 12. Individual Rights and National Insecurity: The Communist Control Act of 1954 246
- 13. Congress in Dilemma: The Jenner- Butler Bill in the Senate, 1957–1958 269
- 14. Enter the Executive: The Public Accommodations Title of the 1964 Civil Rights Act 292
- 15. Congress and the Constitution 331
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Appendix A, Appendix B, Notes, Table of Court Cases, Index
- Appendix A. Questionnaire to the Members of the Eighty-Sixth Congress: Analysis of Returns 365
- Appendix B. List of Washington, D.C., Interviews 385
- Notes 387
- Table of Court Cases 467
- Index 471
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Preface vii
- Acknowledgments xi
- Contents xiii
-
PART I. The Problem: Character and Dimensions
- 1. Introduction: Crisis and Discord 3
- 2. Constitutional Settlements: A Framework for Analysis 16
-
PART II. The Problem in Origins
- 3. Trial and Error, 1789–1801 45
- 4. The Emerging Theories 71
-
PART III. Congressional Practice in the Nineteenth Century
- 5. The Jeffersonian System: The Anderson Contempt Motion in the House, 1818 101
- 6. Stress of War: The Oath of Office Act of 1862 122
- 7. The Marshallian System: The Sherman Act of 1890 140
-
PART IV. Practice in the Modern Congress
- 8. Federalism in Crisis: The Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935 163
- 9. Separation of Powers in the Administrative State: The Reorganization Act of 1939 184
- 10. Separation of Powers in the Cold War: The Middle East Resolution of 1957 204
- 11. Amendment by Default: The Twenty-Second Amendment in Congress, 1947 226
- 12. Individual Rights and National Insecurity: The Communist Control Act of 1954 246
- 13. Congress in Dilemma: The Jenner- Butler Bill in the Senate, 1957–1958 269
- 14. Enter the Executive: The Public Accommodations Title of the 1964 Civil Rights Act 292
- 15. Congress and the Constitution 331
-
Appendix A, Appendix B, Notes, Table of Court Cases, Index
- Appendix A. Questionnaire to the Members of the Eighty-Sixth Congress: Analysis of Returns 365
- Appendix B. List of Washington, D.C., Interviews 385
- Notes 387
- Table of Court Cases 467
- Index 471