Pivotal Politics A Theory of U. S. Lawmaking

Name: Pivotal Politics A Theory of U. S. Lawmaking
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ISBN: 9780226452722

ISBN-10: 0226452727

ISBN-13: 9780226452722

Edition: 1998

Authors: Keith Krehbiel

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Politicians and pundits alike have complained that the divided governments of the last decades have led to legislative gridlock. Not so, argues Keith Krehbiel, who advances the provocative theory that divided government actually has little effect on legislative productivity. Gridlock is in fact the order of the day, occurring even when the same party controls the legislative and executive branches. Meticulously researched and anchored to real politics, Krehbiel argues that the pivotal vote on a piece of legislation is not the one that gives a bill a simple majority, but the vote that allows its supporters to override a possible presidential veto or to put a halt to a filibuster. This theory…

Book details

List price: $34.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 6/22/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 274
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946



Tables Figures


Preface



Theoretical Foundations



Basics



A Theory



Empirical Tests



Gridlock



Coalition Sizes



Filibuster Pivots



Veto Pivots



Applications



Presidential Power?



Party Government?



Partisanship or Pivots?



Conclusion



Beyond Basics


Bibliography


Index