The Organization of Congress: Synopsium on Congress by Members of Congress and Others |
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... thing , when , in 1911 the House increased its membership from 387 to 435 , its effectiveness was impaired and its power lessened . Legislation can be enacted only as a result of debate and compro- mise , and obviously it is more ...
... thing , when , in 1911 the House increased its membership from 387 to 435 , its effectiveness was impaired and its power lessened . Legislation can be enacted only as a result of debate and compro- mise , and obviously it is more ...
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... thing to do when you are lost . But where the argument breaks down is in the assumption that efficiency and democracy are mutually exclusive , that they cannot be combined . If we keep our perspective intact , I think we shall see that ...
... thing to do when you are lost . But where the argument breaks down is in the assumption that efficiency and democracy are mutually exclusive , that they cannot be combined . If we keep our perspective intact , I think we shall see that ...
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... things I learned in the course of a study of big business organization and management a few years ago , is that our country's top executives apparently believe in a benevolent but unbridled rule . Our corporate boards of directors have ...
... things I learned in the course of a study of big business organization and management a few years ago , is that our country's top executives apparently believe in a benevolent but unbridled rule . Our corporate boards of directors have ...
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... things first if it is to be effective - this is the law of success in all fields of endeavor . The two most important functions of the legislature are to make laws , which involves fact- finding and deliberation , and to exercise ...
... things first if it is to be effective - this is the law of success in all fields of endeavor . The two most important functions of the legislature are to make laws , which involves fact- finding and deliberation , and to exercise ...
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... things , cannot provide the coordinating attention which the world's largest governmental structure requires . His time is pre- empted with too many other essential duties - Commander in Chief , foreign affairs , chief legislator ...
... things , cannot provide the coordinating attention which the world's largest governmental structure requires . His time is pre- empted with too many other essential duties - Commander in Chief , foreign affairs , chief legislator ...
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Página 119 - the executive power shall be vested in the President of the United States...
Página 59 - ... when men have realized that time has upset many fighting faiths, they may come to believe even more than they believe the very foundations of their own conduct that the ultimate good desired is better reached by free trade in ideas- that the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market, and that truth is the only ground upon which their wishes safely can be carried out.
Página 62 - President, from time to time, to give to the Congress information of the state of the Union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.
Página 15 - States and shall recommend improvements in such organization and operation with a view toward strengthening the Congress, simplifying its operations, improving its relationships with other branches of the United States Government, and enabling it better to meet its responsibilities under the Constitution...
Página 62 - President to give, from time to time, to the Congress information of the state of the Union, and to recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient...
Página 84 - September 15, 1942 unless to correct gross inequities and to aid in the effective prosecution of the war. 7. In order to correct gross inequities and to provide for greater equality in contributing to the war effort, the Director is authorized to take the necessary action, and to issue the appropriate regulations, so that, insofar as practicable, no salary shall be authorized under...
Página 62 - Representatives who, in his own deliberate judgment, is best able to command the support of a majority of the members of that House.
Página 115 - Liberty has never come from the government. Liberty has always come from the subjects of it. The history of liberty is a history of the limitation of governmental power, not the increase of it.
Página 125 - ... without regard to political affiliations and solely on the basis of fitness to perform the duties of the office...
Página 87 - Nation. These five measures together form a just and equitable whole. I would not recommend a national service law unless the other laws were passed to keep down the cost of living, to share equitably the burdens of taxation, to hold the stabilization line, and to prevent undue profits.