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The House and the Senate floors are the only legislative forums where all members of the U.S. Congress participate and each has a vote. Andrew J. Taylor explores why floor power and floor rights in the House are more restricted than in the Senate and how these restrictions affect the legislative pro...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Taylor, Andrew J., 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, c2012.
Series:Legislative politics & policy making.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress > Rules and practice.
États-Unis. > Congress > Règlements et procédure.
United States. > Congress
Legislation > United States.
Parliamentary practice > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > Legislative Branch.
Legislation
Parliamentary practice
United States
Rules
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the House and Senate floors
  • The floor and the legislative process : theoretical underpinnings
  • Developing procedural character : a quantitative analytical history of House and Senate floor power and rights
  • The restrictive House and natural Senate : the story of two floors
  • The quality of floor proceedings I : concepts, measures, and data
  • The quality of floor proceedings II : analysis
  • Conclusion : a future for the floor.

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