Judd Choate

Torn and Frayed (eBook, PDF)

Congressional Norms and Party Switching in an Era of Reform

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Members come and go, reforms are attempted and abandoned, but congressional norms of seniority, specialization, and reciprocity adapt, survive, and continue to influence the course of American government. In the first major look at congressional normative behavior in 25 years, Choate argues these resilient folkways survive because members value the institutional stability and continuity they provide. Working from extensive on-the-record interviews with past and present House members, Choate's work is the first to study the unsettling effects on norms brought on by party switching.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2003
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313057250
• Artikelnr.: 72261810

Autorenporträt

JUDD CHOATE a former assistant professor of political science at the University of Nebraska and faculty fellow at the University of Nebraska Public Policy Center. From 2000 to 2002, he served as director of the Nebraska Minority and Justice Task Force, researching racial and ethnic bias in the Nebraska court system.

Inhaltsangabe

An Examination of Congressional Norms Project and Methods Norms in the
House: A Historical Examination Challenging the Norms: 104th Congress Party
Switching in an Institutionalized Congress Stability of the Norms: 104th
Congress Conclusion and Speculation List of References