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1 online resource (x, 284 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface. -- Richard Fenno's conventional wisdom / William T. Bianco. -- Explaining institutional change : soaking, poking, and modeling in the U.S. Congress / John H. Aldrich and Kenneth A. Shepsle. -- Building reputations and shaping careers : the strategies of individual agendas in the U.S. Senate / Wendy J. Schiller. -- Majority party leadership, strategic choice, and committee power : appropriations in the House, 1995-98 / Bryan W. Marshall, Brandon C. Prins, and David W. Rohde. -- What we don't know about Congressional Party leadership / Richard Forgette. -- Preferences and governance in the U.S. House of Representatives : the Great Republican experiment / Christine DeGregorio. -- Republican House Majority party leadership in the 104th and 105th Congresses : innovation and continuity / Barbara Sinclair. -- Can advisory committees facilitate congressional oversight of the bureaucracy? / Steven J. Balla and John R. Wright. -- Representation, careerism and term limits : a simulation / Linda L. Fowler and Brian Frederking. -- Understanding presentation of self / William T. Bianco. -- Member goals and party switching in the U.S. Congress / David Castle and Patrick J. Fett. -- The distribution of pork barrel projects and vote buying in congress / Diana Evans. -- Congress, the President, and the unrealized bargaining power of the line-item veto : a brief note on a short-lived law / Patrick J. Fett, Jeffrey S. Hill, and Richard Delaney. |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
This impressive collection of essays by many renowned scholars was compiled in honor of Richard F. Fenno's contribution to legislative studies. Utilizing various approaches to examine the impact of strategic behavior, rules, and institutions on legislative outcomes, this book produces significant new insights into legislative behavior. The themes that are constant in this volume and that reflect Richard F. Fenno's own treatment of the field are legislators as rational actors; the expectation that congressional rules, procedures, and institutions reflect the preferences and constraints faced by members of Congress; and viewing politics as politicians do. The contributors are John Aldrich, Steve Balla, David Castle, Christine DeGregorio, Richard Delany, Diana Evans, Patrick Fett, Linda Fowler, Brian Frederking, Jeffrey Hill, Bryan Marshall, Brandon Prins, David Rohde, Wendy Schiller, Kenneth Shepsle, and John Wright. William T. Bianco is Associate Professor of Political Science, Pennsylvania State University. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Congress.
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United States. Congress. |
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United States. Congress. |
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USA / Kongress. |
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Bianco, William T., 1960-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Congress on display, Congress at work. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©2000 9780472087112 (DLC) 00033802 (OCoLC)43977652 |
| ISBN |
9780472026906 (electronic book) |
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0472026909 (electronic book) |
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0472111183 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780472111183 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0472087118 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780472087112 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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