Congressional Support of Civil Rights Public Policy
From Bipartisan to Partisan Convergence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6182364 |
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| Authors | Cheryl M Miller (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), Hanes Walton (University of Michigan) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 11-27 |
| Publication date | 1994-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Congress & the Presidency (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0734-3469 • E-ISSN: 1944-1053 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19441053.1994.11770807 |
| OpenAlex | W2525606015 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
Much of the scholarship on the adoption of civil rights policies cites the importance of the Democratic Party and notes a lack of Republican support. We analyze congressional support for the universe of civil rights laws this century to demonstrate empirically the relationship between partisanship and support. Contrary to conventional wisdom, Democratic support for much of this legislation was not as strong as Republican—due to a north-south ideological schism that resulted in southern Democrats consistently voting against civil rights legislation. However, the earlier convergence, or fairly stable bipartisan voting pattern of Republicans and northern Democrats, appears to have been replaced by a convergence in support between northern and southern Democrats, and a concomitant decline in Republican support
Agency (philosophy · Convergence (economics · Democracy · Economic growth · Economics · Ideology · Legislation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Scholarship · Social science · Sociology · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration
Race and the decline of class in American politics
Discrimination, jobs, and politics
Bearing the Cross
Blacks in southern politics
Issue Evolution
In Pursuit of Power
Black Votes Count
Race and the Disruption of the New Deal Coalition
Implementation of Civil Rights Policy
Black Ballots
The Eisenhower Administration and Black Civil Rights
Black Violence
Protest at Selma
Black Politics
Whose Votes Count? Affirmative Action and Minority Voting Rights
Civil Rights Policies and the Achievement of Racial Economic Equality, 1948-1975
| Highly cited | No |
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