Exceptions to the rule : the politics of filibuster limitations in the U.S. Senate /

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Special rules enable the Senate to act despite the filibuster. Sometimes. Most people believe that, in today's partisan environment, the filibuster prevents the Senate from acting on all but the least controversial matters. But this is not exactly correct. In fact, the Senate since the 1970s ha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reynolds, Molly E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2017]
Temas:
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Freedom of debate.
États-Unis. > Congress. > Senate > Liberté de parole.
United States. > Congress. > Senate.
Filibusters (Political science) > United States.
Obstructionnisme > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
Filibusters (Political science)
United States.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • Limiting the unlimited : debate in the U.S. Senate
  • Obscuring the casual chain : majoritarian exceptions as a blame avoidance tool
  • Employing the exceptions : the case of budget reconciliation
  • The policy consequences of procedural choice : programmatic change using budget reconciliation
  • Facilitating gains and blocking pain : creating executive branch oversight exceptions
  • Conclusion.

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