James Q. Wilson, American Government 1998 Page 330. Dodd, Lawrence "Congress and the Quest for Power" American Government Ed. Peter Woll. New York: Longman Publishers, 2002 371 Fiorina, Morris "The Rise of the Washington Establishment" American Government Ed. Peter Woll. The Framers' of the United States' Constitution created a divided government and delegated power to each of the three branches of government they created. They did not want to concentrate all the power into a single governmental institution; even …showed first 75 words of 1654 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1654 total…action much of which takes place in committees." Congress as derived by our Founders has evolved to its present condition through the decentralization of the legislative body. Bibliography: New York: Longman Publishers, 2002 360-361 Dodd, Lawrence "Congress and the Quest for Power" American Government Ed. Peter Woll. New York: Longman Publishers, 2002 364 Ibid 372 Fiorina, Morris "The Rise of the Washington Establishment" American Government Ed. Peter Woll. New York: Longman Publishers, 2002 354 James Q. Wilson, American Government 1998 Page 300-301