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Congressional Realignment, 1925-1978 /

Ronald Reagan's election in 1980 brought with it a major shift in the composition of the U.S. Congress for the first time in several decades. The subsequent introduction of an enormous amount of new legislation sparked debate among many political observers that a new coalition was being built i...

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Autor principal: Sinclair, Barbara (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, [2021]
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  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Agenda, Policy, and Alignment Change: A Framework for Analysis
  • 2. Agenda and Policy Change during a Realigning Era, 1925-1938
  • 3. Expansion of the Political Agenda: Civil Liberties and International Involvement, 1937-1952
  • 4. Aftershocks of Realignment and the Return to Normal Politics: Social Welfare, Government Management of the Economy, and Agricultural Policy, 1939-1952
  • 5. The Eisenhower Interlude, 1953-1960
  • 6. Policy Change without Realignment: New Frontier and Great Society, 1961-1968
  • 7. Divided Government in a Time of Turmoil, 1969-1976
  • 8. Democratic Control and Liberal Malaise, 1977-1978
  • 9. Agenda, Policy, and Alignment Change: Determinants and Interrelationships
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index