Party Discipline in the U.S. House of Representatives /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Pearson, Kathryn (Kathryn L.) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2015]
Series:Legislative politics & policy making.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress. > House > Rules and practice.
United States. > Congress. > House > Committees.
United States. > Congress. > House.
United States. > Congress. > House
Political parties > United States.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > General.
Committees
Political parties
United States
Rules
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Party Leaders' increased power and incentives to exert discipline
  • 3. Party loyalty and the potential mechanisms of Party discipline
  • 4. Rewarding loyalty on the legislative calendar
  • 5. Where you sit (in Committee) depends on where you stand
  • 6. Building and protecting a majority with contributions to incumbents
  • 7. Conclusion: The implications of Party discipline.

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