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The Oxford handbook of the American Congress
Title
The Oxford handbook of the American Congress / edited by Eric Schickler and Frances E. Lee.
ISBN
9780199559947
0199559945
Published
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Physical Description
xi, 929 pages ; 25 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 09, 2011
Series
Oxford handbooks of American politics.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Introduction
1. Introduction / Frances E. Lee
pt. II Studying the Congress
2. Behavioral Approaches to the Study of Congress / Bruce I. Oppenheimer
3. Formal Approaches to the Study of Congress / Alan E. Wiseman
4. Measuring Legislative Preferences / Nolan McCarty
5. Touching the Bones: Interviewing and Direct Observational Studies of Congress / Ross K. Baker
6. Historical Approaches to the Study of Congress: Toward a Congressional Vantage on American Political Development / Ira Katznelson
pt. III Elections
7. House and Senate Elections / Jason M. Roberts
8. Congressional Campaigns / Tracy Sulkin
9. Congressional Redistricting / Michael P. McDonald
10. Campaign Finance in Congressional Elections / Robin Kolodny
pt. IV Representation and Responsiveness.
11. Descriptive Representation: Understanding the Impact of Identity on Substantive Representation of Group Interests / Stella M. Rouse
12. Bicameral Representation / Frances E. Lee
13. Dyadic Representation / Philip Edward Jones
14. Pork Barrel Politics / Diana Evans
15. Public Opinion and Congressional Policy / David W. Brady
16. Public Evaluations of Congress / John D. Griffin
pt. V Congressional Institutions and Procedures
17. Party Leadership / Randall W. Strahan
18. Congressional Committees / C. Lawrence Evans
19. The Supermajority Senate / Gregory J. Wawro
20. Managing Plenary Time: The U.S. Congress in Comparative Context / Mathew D. McCubbins
21. Congressional Reforms / E. Scott Adler
22. The Congressional Budget Process / John B. Gilmour
pt. VI Politics and Policymaking
23. Party Polarization / Brian F. Schaffner
24. Deliberation in Congress / William Bendix.
25. Roll-Call Votes / Abby Blass
26. Lobbying and Interest Group Advocacy / Beth L. Leech
27. The Ties That Bind: Coalitions in Congress / Barry Pump
28. Legislative Productivity and Gridlock / Sarah Binder
pt. VII Congressional Development
29. The Development of Congressional Elections / Wendy J. Schuner
30. The Evolution of Party Leadership / Jeffery A. Jenkins
31. The Development of the Congressional Committee System / Eric Schickler
32. Majority Rule and Minority Rights / Douglas Dion
33. Sectionalism and Congressional Development / Richard Bensel
pt. VIII Congress and the Constitutional System
34. Congress and the Executive Branch: Delegation and Presidential Dominance / B. Dan Wood
35. Congressional War Powers / Linda L. Fowler
36. The Amorphous Relationship between Congress and the Courts / Charles R. Shipan
pt. IX Reflections
37. Reflections on the Study of Congress, 1969-2009 / Morris P. Fiorina
38. Theorizing about Congress / David R. Mayhew.
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