Publisher's Synopsis
The 1994 Mid-Term elections, the "Republican Revolution" that returned control of both Houses of Congress to the Republicans for the first time in over 40 years, was set in motion by the remarkable "Contract With America." Crafted by Speaker Newt Gingrich and a core of Republican lawmakers and aspirants, the Contract became the blueprint for the most ambitious legislative agenda in modern history. Based on interviews with over 60 members of Congress and their staff, Legislating Revolution is a close, authoritative look at the background, policies, politics, and floor voting on the Contract's ten points. With unprecedented access to both new and veteran Congresspersons on both sides of the ideological divide, James Gimpel, Professor of Political Science at the University of Maryland, has provided a full account of the vaunted first 100 days. Complete with analysis of the constitutional imperatives, political background, and policy ramifications, Professor Gimpel subjects the events to political science analysis to show how, why, and what next.
