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Second Session of the Seventy-third Congress, January 3, 1934, to June 18, 19341

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This Congress has been conducted in a crucible. The problems that demanded consideration were the most momentous since the war years. These tangible burdens, weighty and perplexing enough when taken separately, served in the aggregate and under the conditions of the time to test in most exacting fashion the very governmental system itself. The adequacy of Congress as a satisfactory political institution was at stake. Was the presidential system as such competent or even capable of meeting its responsibilities? The leadership of Congress during the special session was sustained in large measure by the impetus to action engendered by the economic crisis. But weaknesses in the congressional structure, hidden by the unifying effect of the emergency period, appeared clearly during the second session. What were the elements affecting Congress as a law-making body, and how did the presidential system withstand the strains of this second session?

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  • Herring, E. Pendleton, 1934. "Second Session of the Seventy-third Congress, January 3, 1934, to June 18, 19341," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 28(5), pages 852-866, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:28:y:1934:i:05:p:852-866_02
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