The Policy Consequences of Party Realignment-Social Welfare Legislation in the House of Representatives, 1933-1954
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6230132 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Barbara Deckard Sinclair, Barbara Sinclair (0000-0002-7580-1940, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83 |
| Publication date | 1978-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0092-5853 • E-ISSN: 1540-5907 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2110670 |
| OpenAlex | W2313287205 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 4 |
Bumham's theory of the policy consequences of realignments is applied to social welfare legislation during the New Deal realignment and its aftermath. As predicted, social welfare legislation does emerge as a direct response to the depression. The most clearly nonincremental programs were passed during the height of the realigning era (1935-38) and little nonincremental legislation passed during the remaining years under study. Throughout the 1930s, the increased issue distance between the parties was reflected in highly partisan voting alignments on non-labor social welfare legislation. During the 1940s, centrifugal constituency related forces reasserted themselves. By the 80th Congress, a single dominant and highly stable social welfare dimension had developed. Southern Democrats, who had been highly supportive of social welfare legislation during the 1930s, were now the least supportive regional grouping within the Democratic party. Northeastern Republicans, once the most conservative segment of the Republican party, became the most supportive while west north central Republicans followed the opposite path
Democracy · Economics · Legislation · New Deal · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social policy · Social Welfare · Voting · Welfare · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Public Administration
Remaking a Bargain
The Political Control of the Economy
Rating the Performance of the Ada in the U.S. Congress
The Supreme Court and Political Eras
Democratic Opposition to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
Presidents, Congress, and Policy Outcomes
Liberal and Conservative Trends in the United States Since World War II
Ideology and Institutions in North America
Coalitions in the Senates of the 96th and 97th Congresses
Deviations in Congressional Roll Call Voting Decisions
Fiscal Constraints and Electoral Manipulation in American Social Welfare
| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 0,24 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2013 (33) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |