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Author : Kara Zachar Buckley
Release : 1998
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Book Synopsis The Roots of Careerism in the United States House of Representatives by : Kara Zachar Buckley
Download or read book The Roots of Careerism in the United States House of Representatives written by Kara Zachar Buckley. This book was released on 1998. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert E. Dewhirst
Release : 2014-05-14
Genre : Federal government
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Book Synopsis Encyclopedia of the United States Congress by : Robert E. Dewhirst
Download or read book Encyclopedia of the United States Congress written by Robert E. Dewhirst. This book was released on 2014-05-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an A-to-Z reference guide to individuals, events, and terms of importance to the United States Congress.
Author : E. Scott Adler
Release : 2002-06-15
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Why Congressional Reforms Fail by : E. Scott Adler
Download or read book Why Congressional Reforms Fail written by E. Scott Adler. This book was released on 2002-06-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For decades, advocates of congressional reforms have repeatedly attempted to clean up the House committee system, which has been called inefficient, outmoded, unaccountable, and even corrupt. Yet these efforts result in little if any change, as members of Congress who are generally satisfied with existing institutions repeatedly obstruct what could fairly be called innocuous reforms. What lies behind the House's resistance to change? Challenging recent explanations of this phenomenon, Scott Adler contends that legislators resist rearranging committee powers and jurisdictions for the same reason they cling to the current House structure—the ambition for reelection. The system's structure works to the members' advantage, helping them obtain funding (and favor) in their districts. Using extensive evidence from three major reform periods—the 1940s, 1970s, and 1990s—Adler shows that the reelection motive is still the most important underlying factor in determining the outcome of committee reforms, and he explains why committee reform in the House has never succeeded and probably never will.
Author : Erik J. Engstrom
Release : 2013-09-30
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis Partisan Gerrymandering and the Construction of American Democracy by : Erik J. Engstrom
Download or read book Partisan Gerrymandering and the Construction of American Democracy written by Erik J. Engstrom. This book was released on 2013-09-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Erik J. Engstrom offers a historical perspective on the effects of gerrymandering on elections and party control of the U.S. national legislature. Aside from the requirements that districts be continuous and, after 1842, that each select only one representative, there were few restrictions on congressional districting. Unrestrained, state legislators drew and redrew districts to suit their own partisan agendas. With the rise of the “one-person, one-vote” doctrine and the implementation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, however, redistricting became subject to court oversight. Engstrom evaluates the abundant cross-sectional and temporal variation in redistricting plans and their electoral results from all the states, from 1789 through the 1960s, to identify the causes and consequences of partisan redistricting. His analysis reveals that districting practices across states and over time systematically affected the competitiveness of congressional elections, shaped the partisan composition of congressional delegations, and, on occasion, determined party control of the House of Representatives.
Author : Peverill Squire
Release : 2005
Genre : Political Science
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Book Synopsis 101 Chambers by : Peverill Squire
Download or read book 101 Chambers written by Peverill Squire. This book was released on 2005. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book compares and contrasts Congress and the state legislatures on histories, fundamental structures, institutional and organizational characteristics, and members. By highlighting the vast array of organizational schemes and behavioral patterns evidenced in state legislatures, the authors demonstrate that the potential for the study of American legislatures, as opposed to the separate efforts of Congressional and state legislative scholars, is to great to leave unexplored."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
