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

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

Country	USA
Brand	Cambridge University Press
Manufacturer	Cambridge University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780521619967
Model	9780521619967
ReleaseDate	2005-12-01
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780521619967

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