TY - BOOK AU - Ritchie,Donald A. TI - The U.S. Congress: a very short introduction T2 - Very short introductions SN - 9780197620816 AV - JK1041 U1 - 328.73 23 PY - 2023/// CY - New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - United States KW - Congress KW - Politics and Government KW - ukslc KW - Politics & government KW - thema N1 - This edition also issued in print: 2023; Previous edition: 2016; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - The unprecedented politics of the past four years, culminating in the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, underscore the need for a new edition of 'The U.S. Congress: A Very Short Introduction.' The previous editions explored the essential necessity of compromise to accomplish anything significant in the legislative arena, but recent events show that political polarization has hardened and produced gridlock. This new edition explains how the parties have changed and how that has affected both the House and Senate UR - https://doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780197620786.001.0001 ER -