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Legislative Politics and Policy Making (Series)

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The Committee

A Study of Policy, Power, Politics and Obama’s Historic Legislative Agenda on Capitol Hill

2nd Edition, With a New Preface

By Bryan William Marshall & Bruce C. Wolpe
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

A deftly crafted insider account of how congressional committees really work, updated for 2021

Minority Party Misery

Political Powerlessness and Electoral Disengagement

By Jacob F.H. Smith
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

When lawmakers take their ball and go home

The Politics of Herding Cats

When Congressional Leaders Fail

By John Lovett
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance, Political Behavior and Public Opinion
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Congressional leaders compete with the media for control over public policy

Committees and the Decline of Lawmaking in Congress

By Jonathan Lewallen
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Why Congress Does Nothing

Losing to Win

Why Congressional Majorities Play Politics Instead of Make Laws

By Jeremy Gelman
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

The political liveliness of DOA legislation

It's Not Personal

Politics and Policy in Lower Court Confirmation Hearings

By Logan Dancey, Kjersten Rya Nelson, and Eve Megan Ringsmuth
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Lower Court confirmation hearings reveal much about senators’ power and ambitions

On Parliamentary War

Partisan Conflict and Procedural Change in the U.S. Senate

With a new Preface

By James Ian Wallner
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Utilizes game theory to better understand the relationship between procedural change and partisan conflict in a dysfunctional U.S. Senate

The Jeffords Switch

Changing Majority Status and Causal Processes in the U.S. Senate

By Nathan Monroe & Chris Den Hartog
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

A creative and nuanced approach that takes advantage of an organic shift in Senate power to uncover how Senate power actually works.

The Whips

Building Party Coalitions in Congress

By C. Lawrence Evans
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Whither the whips, thither the vote

The Committee

A Study of Policy, Power, Politics and Obama’s Historic Legislative Agenda on Capitol Hill

By Bryan William Marshall & Bruce C. Wolpe
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

A deftly crafted insider account of how congressional committees really work

The Committee

A Study of Policy, Power, Politics and Obama's Historic Legislative Agenda on Capitol Hill

By Bryan William Marshall & Bruce C. Wolpe
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

A deftly crafted insider account of how congressional committees really work

On Parliamentary War

Partisan Conflict and Procedural Change in the U.S. Senate

1st Edition

By James Ian Wallner
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Utilizes game theory to better understand the relationship between procedural change and partisan conflict in a dysfunctional U.S. Senate

 

The Rise of the Representative

Lawmakers and Constituents in Colonial America

By Peverill Squire
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance, History, American History
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Uncovers the roots of the American political system: the development of colonial representative assemblies
 

Implementing Term Limits

The Case of the Michigan Legislature

By Marjorie Ellen Sarbaugh-Thompson & Thomas Lyke Thompson
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Intriguing case study of Michigan that demonstrates the implementation of term limits can impede democracy

The Modern Legislative Veto

Macropolitical Conflict and the Legacy of Chadha

By Michael J. Berry
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

An important examination of the legislative veto and the ongoing battle between the executive and the legislature to control policy

Leadership Organizations in the House of Representatives

Party Participation and Partisan Politics

By Scott Meinke
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Electoral competition and polarization transformed leadership organizations and the nature of party participation in the House

Party Discipline in the U.S. House of Representatives

By Kathryn Pearson
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

A breakthrough study that looks at the disciplinary measures which party leaders employ to command loyalty from members

Minority Parties in U.S. Legislatures

Conditions of Influence

By Jennifer Clark
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Revealing data from the U.S. Congress and state legislatures challenge conventional assumptions about minority parties

Partisan Gerrymandering and the Construction of American Democracy

By Erik J. Engstrom
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Since the nation’s founding, the strategic manipulation of congressional districts has influenced American politics and public policy

Getting Primaried

The Changing Politics of Congressional Primary Challenges

By Robert G Boatright
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

The recent rise of “primarying” corresponds to the rise of national fundraising bases and new types of partisan organizations supporting candidates around the country

Ambition, Competition, and Electoral Reform

The Politics of Congressional Elections Across Time

By Jamie L. Carson & Jason Matthew Roberts
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance, History, American History
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

An original study of U.S. congressional elections and electoral institutions for 1872–1944 from a contemporary political science perspective

The Evolution of American Legislatures

Colonies, Territories, and States, 1619-2009

By Peverill Squire
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance, History, American History
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Squire offers a comprehensive history of legislatures, core institutions in American political development

The Influence of Campaign Contributions in State Legislatures

The Effects of Institutions and Politics

By Lynda W. Powell
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

The influence of campaign contributions varies greatly across state legislative chambers

The Floor in Congressional Life

By Andrew Taylor
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Taylor offers a historically grounded comparative assessment of the rules governing proceedings on the floors of the U.S. House and Senate

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