TY - BOOK AU - Sundquist,James L. TI - Constitutional reform and effective government SN - 0815782284 : AV - JK585 .S86 1986 U1 - 342.73'04SUN PY - 1986/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - Brookings Institution KW - Presidents KW - Separation of powers KW - Constitutional history KW - United States N1 - Spine title: Constitutional reform; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - In this revised edition of his highly acclaimed 1986 volume, James Sundquist reviews the origins and rationale of the constitutional structure and the current debate about whether reform is needed, then raises practical questions about what changes might work best if a consensus should emerge that the national government is too prone to stalemate to meet its responsibilities ER -