Party and Procedure in the United States Congress

Name: Party and Procedure in the United States Congress
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ISBN: 9781442211735

ISBN-10: 1442211733

ISBN-13: 9781442211735

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jacob R. Straus

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Understanding how Congressional political parties utilize floor procedure to advance a legislative agenda is fundamental to understanding how Congress operates. This book offers students and researchers an in-depth understanding of the procedural tools available to congressional leaders and committee chairs and how those tools are implemented in the House of Representatives, the Senate, and during negotiations between the chambers. Divided into four sections (Leadership, House of Representatives, Senate, and Legislative Reconciliation between the Chambers), the contributors present relevant examples of procedure throughout the legislative process.While other volumes provide the party or the…

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List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/15/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 308
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.13" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


Navigating Congress




Leadership



Congressional Leadership: A Resource Perspective




House of Representatives



Toppling the King of the Hill: Understanding Innovation in House Practice




The Appropriations Process and Limitation Amendments: A Case Study on Party Politics and the House Floor




Minority Party Strategies and the Evolution of the Motion to Recommit in the U.S. House




Let's Vote: The Rise and Impact of Roll Call Votes in the Age of Electronic Voting




The Caucus Process as a Catalyst for Democracy




Senate



The Death of Deliberation: Party and Procedure in the Modern United States Senate




Beyond Motions to Table: Exploring the Procedural Toolkit of the Majority Party in the United States Senate




Defense Authorization: The Senate's Last Best Hope




Filibustering and Partisanship in the Modern Senate




Legislative Reconciliation between the Chambers



Ping Pong and Other Congressional Pursuits: Party Leaders and Post-Passage Procedural Choice




Legislative Sausage-Making: Health Care Reform in the 111th Congress



Index


About the Contributors