Legislative Leviathan: Party Government in the HouseCambridge University Press, 2007 M03 5 The second edition of Legislative Leviathan provides an incisive new look at the inner workings of the House of Representatives in the post-World War II era. Re-evaluating the role of parties and committees, Gary W. Cox and Mathew D. McCubbins view parties in the House - especially majority parties - as a species of 'legislative cartel'. These cartels seize the power, theoretically resident in the House, to make rules governing the structure and process of legislation. Most of the cartel's efforts are focused on securing control of the legislative agenda for its members. The first edition of this book had significant influence on the study of American politics and is essential reading for students of Congress, the presidency, and the political party system. |
Contents
XI | 46 |
XII | 48 |
XIII | 49 |
XIV | 50 |
XV | 52 |
XVI | 53 |
XVII | 54 |
XVIII | 56 |
XIX | 61 |
XX | 64 |
XXI | 65 |
XXII | 67 |
XXIV | 68 |
XXV | 74 |
XXVI | 77 |
XXVII | 81 |
XXVIII | 83 |
XXIX | 86 |
XXXI | 88 |
XXXII | 89 |
XXXIII | 93 |
XXXIV | 96 |
XXXV | 101 |
XXXVI | 103 |
XXXVII | 106 |
XXXVIII | 108 |
XXXIX | 109 |
XL | 121 |
XLI | 124 |
XLII | 132 |
XLIII | 133 |
XLIV | 136 |
XLV | 138 |
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Legislative Leviathan: Party Government in the House Gary W. Cox,Mathew D. McCubbins No preview available - 2007 |
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Page 277 - As a rule, a bill committed is a bill doomed. When it goes from the clerk's desk to a committee-room it crosses a parliamentary bridge of sighs to dim dungeons of silence whence it will never return.
Page 277 - Wilson had pointed out that when a bill "goes from the Clerk's desk to a committee room, it crosses a parliamentary bridge of sighs to dim dungeons of silence whence it will never return.