Setting the Agenda Responsible Party Government in the U. S. House of Representatives

Name: Setting the Agenda Responsible Party Government in the U. S. House of Representatives
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ISBN: 9780521619967

ISBN-10: 0521619963

ISBN-13: 9780521619967

Edition: 2005

Authors: Gary W. Cox, Mathew D. McCubbins

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Scholars of the U.S. House disagree over the importance of political parties in organizing the legislative process. On the one hand, non-partisan theories stress how congressional organization serves members' non-partisan goals. On the other hand, partisan theories argue that the House is organized to serve the collective interests of the majority party. This book advances a partisan theory and presents a series of empirical tests of that theory's predictions (pitted against others). The evidence demonstrates that the majority party seizes agenda control at nearly every stage of the legislative process in order to prevent bills that the party dislikes from reaching the floor.

Book details

List price: $38.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/12/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.30" wide x 9.25" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



Figures and Tables


Acknowledgments



Introduction



Why Party Government?



Procedural Cartel Theory



Negative Agenda Power



Modeling Agenda Power



The Primacy of Reed's Rules in House Organization



Final Passage Votes



The Costs of Agenda Control



The Textbook Congress and the Committee on Rules



The Bills Reported from Committee



Which Way Does Policy Move?



Consequences of Positive Agenda Power and Conditional Party Government



Positive Agenda Power



Conclusion


Appendix


Addendum


Bibliography


Index