How Congress Evolves Social Bases of Institutional Change

Name: How Congress Evolves Social Bases of Institutional Change
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ISBN: 9780195182965

ISBN-10: 0195182960

ISBN-13: 9780195182965

Edition: 2005

Authors: Nelson W. Polsby

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In this greatly entertaining tale of one of our most august institutions, Nelson Polsby argues that among other things, from the 50's to the 90's, Congress evolved. In short, Polsby argues that air conditioning altered the demography of the southern states, which in turn changed the political parties of the South, which transformed the composition and in due course the performance of the US House of Representatives. This evolutionary process led to the House's liberalization and later to its transformation into an arena of sharp partisanship, visible among both Democrats and Republicans. How Congress Evolves breathes new life into the dusty corners of institutional history, and offers a…

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List price: $35.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/7/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 9.09" wide x 5.98" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Introduction



The House in Sam Rayburn's Time


A Conservative House: 1937-57


After the 1958 Election: Frustration


The Rump Session of 1960


Packing the Rules Committee by Avoiding the Democratic Caucus: 1961



Toward Liberalization


Succession to Rayburn


Conflict within the Caucus: Liberals against the Leadership, 1963


Incremental Committee Packing: Appropriations, 1963


Republican Committee Packing: Maintaining the Party Mainstream, 1961-63


The Landslide: 1964


The Democratic Study Group Uses the Caucus: 1967-72


Fallout from Watergate: The Caucus Puts Seniority under Siege


A Remodeled House



Causes of Liberalization


The House Democratic Caucus


The Rise of the Two-Party South


Southern Republicans in the 1990s: A Group Portrait



Consequences: Toward a More Responsible Two-Party System?


The Retreat from Bipartisanship in Committee


Two Strategies of Opposition


An Era of Ill-Feeling


Tyranny Tempered by Assassination



Overview: How Congress Evolves


Innovation and Stalemate


Overview of the House


Stories about Change



Methods and Sources


Notes


Index