Separation of Powers and Oversight

What Is the Congressional Review Act?
What Is the Congressional Review Act?

The Congressional Review Act was enacted with bipartisan support in 1996. This statute establishes a process for Congress to ...

May 16, 2024
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When Congress Comes Calling: A Study on the Principles, Practices, and Pragmatics of Legislative Inquiry
When Congress Comes Calling: A Study on the Principles, Practices, and Pragmatics of Legislative Inquiry

Morton Rosenberg, When Congress Comes Calling: A Study on the Principles, Practices, and Pragmatics of Legislative Inquiry (The Constitution Project, ...

February 12, 2024
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The Politics of War Powers: The Theory and History of Presidential Unilateralism
The Politics of War Powers: The Theory and History of Presidential Unilateralism

Sarah Burns, The Politics of War Powers: The Theory and History of Presidential Unilateralism (University of Kansas Press, 2019). Buy ...

January 28, 2024
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Congress: The Strongest Branch of Liberty?
Congress: The Strongest Branch of Liberty?

Louis Fisher, Congress: Protecting Individual Rights (University of Kansas Press, 2016). Buy a copy. Which branch of government comes to mind ...

January 10, 2024
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What Is Congressional Oversight and How Can It Be Measured?
What Is Congressional Oversight and How Can It Be Measured?

Carl Levin and Elise J. Bean, "Defining Congressional Oversight and Measuring Its Effectiveness," 64 Wayne L. Rev. 2, 2018, pp. ...

January 9, 2024
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The Case for a Congressional Regulation Office
The Case for a Congressional Regulation Office

"[T]his has become Congress's standard operating procedure for regulatory policy in recent years: Drop a daring and attractive-sounding mandate that ...

January 1, 2024
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How to Strengthen Congress
How to Strengthen Congress

"The executive branch's growth in size and influence means more concentrated power and less democratic accountability. Each new exercise of ...

January 1, 2024
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