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
Autor principal: Reynolds, Molly E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
United States. > Congress. > Senate.
États-Unis. > Congress. > Senate > Liberte de parole.
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Freedom of debate.
Filibusters (Political science)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
Obstructionnisme > États-Unis.
Filibusters (Political science) > United States.
United States.
Electronic books.
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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