<p>To enhance students' interest in jurisprudence and to give them a better understanding of the realities of law, this seminar will explore the decline of the legislative power (Congress) in the United States since modern times from the perspective of the integration of jurisprudence and institutions (history).<br>The polarisation of ideologies has contributed to the polarisation of the two parties, which in turn has directly contributed to the polarisation of the US Congress, and the polarisation of the House and Senate has led to the political output of Congress becoming very difficult, i.e. reflected in the inefficiency and uncertainty of public policy legislation. In recent years, there have been clear political divisions around important public policies such as health care reform, gun control and illegal immigration, which have reinforced the already widening bipartisan divide over economic regulation and redistribution, thereby hindering the ability of the political system to deal with issues such as financial management, balancing the federal budget and income inequality. When the legislative power laments, there is a consequent ascendancy of the executive and judicial powers, i.e. when the legislative power of the three powers is not effectively exercised, the judicial and executive powers are expanded. The current scenario is that the courts do the "legislative thing" while the president rules by executive decree.<br>&nbsp;</p>