Setting the agenda : responsible party government in the U.S. House of Representatives /

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Scholars of the U.S. House disagree over the importance of political parties in organizing the legislative process. On the one hand, non-partisan theories stress how congressional organization serves members' non-partisan goals. On the other hand, partisan theories argue that the House is organ...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cox, Gary W.
Other Authors: McCubbins, Mathew D. (Mathew Daniel), 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
©2005
Subjects:
United States. > Congress. > House.
United States. > Congress. > House > Committees.
United States. > Congress. > House > Rules and practice.
États-Unis. > Congress. > House.
États-Unis. > Congress. > House > Commissions.
États-Unis. > Congress. > House > Règlements et procédure.
United States. > Congress. > House
USA > Congress
United States. > Congress.
Political parties > United States.
Partis politiques > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
Committees
Political parties
Parteiensystem
Política > Estados unidos.
Partidos políticos (processo político) > Estados unidos.
United States
Rules
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Procedural cartel theory
  • Modeling agenda power
  • The primacy of Reed's rules in House organization
  • Final passage votes
  • The costs of agenda control
  • The textbook Congress and the Committee on Rules
  • The bills reported from committee
  • Which way does policy move?
  • Positive agenda power
  • Conclusion.

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