Call to Order Floor Politics in the House and Senate

Name: Call to Order Floor Politics in the House and Senate
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ISBN: 9780585175812

ISBN-10: 0585175810

ISBN-13: 9780585175812

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Authors: Steven S. Smith

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Congress is playing by new rules--a changing distribution of power in Congress, a more complex interplay of rules and procedures and policy, and a new role for floor politics in the legislative process. In Call to Order, Smith outlines how a fairly stable period of reform in the 1950s and the early 1960s erupted into a turbulent period of reform in the 1970s. New issues spawned a variety of organized interest groups, and these, coupled with growing constituency pressures, increased the demand for members to champion causes. But floor politics in the 1980s took on a distinct character, particularly in the House. Budget politics, new procedural innovations, leadership tactics, and other…

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List price: $42.95
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Binding: E-Book
Language: English



The Brookings Institution


Foreword


Floor Politics in Transition


Revolution in the House


Counterrevolution in the House?


Evolution in the Senate


Why Don't We Do It on the Floor?


Conclusion


Floor Power, Committee Power


Conclusion


Conferences and Committee Power


Conclusion


Debate, Deliberation, and Reform


Introduction to Floor Procedure


Notes on Data Collection


Index