Author: Charles O. Jones
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 16

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Author: American Political Science Association. Committee on Political Parties
Publisher:
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Category : Political parties
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1462

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The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)

Author: Gary W. Cox
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520072206
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 348

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This book provides an incisive new look at the inner workings of the House of Representatives in the post-World War II era. Reevaluating the role of parties and committees, Gary Cox and Mathew McCubbins view parties in the House—especially majority parties—as a species of "legislative cartel." These cartels usurp the power, theoretically resident in the House, to make rules governing the structure and process of legislation. Possession of this rule-making power leads to two main consequences. First, the legislative process in general, and the committee system in particular, is stacked in favor of majority party interests. Second, because the majority party has all the structural advantages, the key players in most legislative deals are members of that party and the majority party's central agreements are facilitated by cartel rules and policed by the cartel's leadership. Debunking prevailing arguments about the weakening of congressional parties, Cox and McCubbins powerfully illuminate the ways in which parties exercise considerable discretion in organizing the House to carry out its work. This work will have an important impact on the study of American politics, and will greatly interest students of Congress, the presidency, and the political party system.

Author: Forrest Maltzman
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472085811
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 220

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The book discusses the role of congressional committees in the legislative process

Author: Lauros Grant McConachie
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Languages : en
Pages : 466

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Author: Joseph K. Unekis
Publisher: Greenwood
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Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 326

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 92

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Author: Robert Harmel
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135015422
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 140

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Roughly sixty-five years ago, a group of political scientists operating as the "Committee on Political Parties" of the American Political Association thought long and hard about whether the American parties were adequately serving their democracy, and made specific recommendations for improvements. Comparing the parties of this country to those of Great Britain, the Committee found the American parties to be lacking in such fundamentals as clear policy differences, strong and effective organization, and unity of purpose among each party’s representatives in public offices. Starting from that background, this book is intended to significantly enhance students‘ understanding of the American parties today by putting them in broader context. How do the twenty-first century Democrats and Republicans compare to the APSA Committee’s "responsible parties model" of the mid-twentieth? And how do the American parties compare to parties of other democracies around the world, including especially the British parties? Harmel, Giebert, and Janda answer those questions and, in the process, demonstrate that the American parties have moved significantly in the direction of the responsible parties model, but while showing little inclination for implementing the greater discipline the Committee thought essential. Already having provided as much ideological choice as the British parties, the US parties have now edged closer on the other critical requirement of legislative cohesion. The authors show that the latter has resulted "naturally" from the greater homogenization of the meaning of "Democrat" and "Republican" across the country, both within the electorate and now within Congress as well. The dramatic increase in cohesion is not the product of greater party discipline, but rather of sectoral realignments.

Author: William Goodman
Publisher:
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Category : Political parties
Languages : en
Pages : 740

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