Matthew M Schousen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4123304 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew M Schousen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew M |
| FAMILY NAME | Schousen |
| SIGNATURE | SCHOUSEN M M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Franklin & Marshall College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 23 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
An Examination of Five Reform Periods in the U.S. House of Representatives in the Twentieth Century
This paper addresses the research questions of why, in the United States House of Representatives, so few Congresses attempt major institutional reforms and why some reforms succeed where others fail. Rejecting the most common approach of analyzing individual reform eras in isolation, I create three conditions that must be met in order for major institutional rule changes to be successfully implemented and apply those conditions to the five most …
The 2002 Pennsylvania Seventeenth Congressional District Race
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The Paradox of Representation
The Republican Takeover of Congress
Bader, John B. Taking the Initiative: Leadership Agendas in Congress and the "Contract with America." Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 1996. Pp. xiv, 278. $19.95, softbound. Campbell, James E. Cheap Seats: The Democratic Party's Advantage in U.S. House Elections. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1996. Pp. xxiv, 336. $22.00, softbound. Evans, C. Lawrence and Walter J. Oleszek. Congress Under Fire: Reform Politics and the Republic…
The Supply Side of Congressional Redistricting
The goal of empowering minorities through redistricting has been attacked from all sides. The Supreme Court recently called the North Carolina redistricting plan "political apartheid" (Shaw v. Reno 1993) while critics on the left reject the approach because it merely provides descriptive rather than substantive representation (Guinier 1991a, 1134-53). This article offers a new perspective from which to assess the viability of this approach to bla…
The Supply Side of Congressional Redistricting
The goal of empowering minorities through redistricting has been attacked from all sides. The Supreme Court recently called the North Carolina redistricting plan "political apartheid" (Shaw v. Reno 1993) while critics on the left reject the approach because it merely provides descriptive rather than substantive representation (Guinier 1991a, 1134-53). This article offers a new perspective from which to assess the viability of this approach to bla…
The Supply Side of Congressional Redistricting
The goal of empowering minorities through redistricting has been attacked from all sides. The Supreme Court recently called the North Carolina redistricting plan "political apartheid" (Shaw v. Reno 1993) while critics on the left reject the approach because it merely provides descriptive rather than substantive representation (Guinier 1991a, 1134-53). This article offers a new perspective from which to assess the viability of this approach to bla…
The Republican Takeover of Congress
Bader, John B. Taking the Initiative: Leadership Agendas in Congress and the "Contract with America." Washington, DC: Georgetown University Press, 1996. Pp. xiv, 278. $19.95, softbound. Campbell, James E. Cheap Seats: The Democratic Party's Advantage in U.S. House Elections. Columbus: Ohio State University Press, 1996. Pp. xxiv, 336. $22.00, softbound. Evans, C. Lawrence and Walter J. Oleszek. Congress Under Fire: Reform Politics and the Republic…
The Paradox of Representation
The 2002 Pennsylvania Seventeenth Congressional District Race
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
An Examination of Five Reform Periods in the U.S. House of Representatives in the Twentieth Century
This paper addresses the research questions of why, in the United States House of Representatives, so few Congresses attempt major institutional reforms and why some reforms succeed where others fail. Rejecting the most common approach of analyzing individual reform eras in isolation, I create three conditions that must be met in order for major institutional rule changes to be successfully implemented and apply those conditions to the five most …
Political science (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (3 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Democracy (2 works)