Minority Parties in U.S. Legislatures : Conditions of Influence /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clark, Jennifer Hayes
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress.
Third parties (United States politics)
Politics and government.
Political parties.
Political participation.
Opposition (Political science)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
Opposition (Science politique) > États-Unis.
Participation politique > États-Unis.
Political parties > United States.
Opposition (Political science) > United States.
Political participation > United States.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States > Politics and government.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. When and How Can Members of the Minority Party Influence Legislative Decision-Making?; 3. Data and Measures; 4. Stacking the Deck? Examining Majority Bias and Proportionality in the Committee Assignment Process; 5. Minority Party Influence beyond Legislative Committees: Assessing Bill Cosponsorship Activity; 6. Bipartisanship in Roll-Call-Voting Coalitions; 7. Understanding Policy Success and Minority Party Influence; 8. Concluding Remarks: Majority Party Dominance or Minority Party Influence?

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