Congress' Permanent Minority?: Republicans in the U.S. HouseRowman & Littlefield, 1994 - 180 halaman Inaugurates a series of political science analyses of contemporary American politics addressing how institutions and policies can best function to maintain a liberal democracy. Considering both campaigns/elections and the inner workings of Capital Hill, explores how the Republican minority in the US House of Representatives shifted from part of a normal political cycle to a 40-year institution, and the implications for politicians, the party, the government, and the country. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
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Introduction | 1 |
Figure 11 Years of Party Control in the US House | 2 |
Why Study the House Republicans? | 3 |
The Puzzle of Minority Status | 10 |
Republican Seats in the US House 194692 | 11 |
Just What the Spin Doctor Ordered | 14 |
The Structure of this Book | 15 |
Family Feuds | 19 |
Figure 51 The House OOPs Puzzle | 99 |
Institutions | 102 |
Ideas | 109 |
Individuals | 112 |
Rubiks Cube and the Case off Taxes | 114 |
Novembers of Discontent | 129 |
Republican Seats and Votes in House Elections 194692 | 130 |
Incumbency and Perks | 133 |
Republican versus Republican | 20 |
Regional Representation Among House Republicans 91st through 103d Congresses | 21 |
Unity and Disunity | 36 |
Leadership Structure | 41 |
Baroque Architecture | 42 |
Tax Reform and Republican Leadership | 48 |
Who Leads? | 51 |
Leadership Behavior | 59 |
Leadership and the Future | 62 |
The War on the Floor | 69 |
Roots of Rancor | 70 |
Scenes from the Partisan Conflict on Capitol Hill | 75 |
Procedure Policy and Politics | 90 |
Interests Institutions Ideas and Individuals | 97 |
Campaign Finance | 135 |
Nightmare on First Street | 137 |
Split Tickets and Grass Roots | 142 |
The Minority Vote and the Minority Party | 144 |
Town and Country | 147 |
Demography Destiny and Strategy | 148 |
Remedies | 153 |
Desperately Seeking Majority? | 154 |
All That Jazz | 157 |
Three Dimensions of the Puzzle | 163 |
Conclusion | 171 |
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About the Authors | |
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