Cicero's Puzzle
Upper House Power in Comparative Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6299685 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Money (0000-0003-2390-3125, Louisiana State University), Jeannette Money, George Tsebelis (0000-0003-0889-8153, Department of Political Science, 4289 Bunche Hall, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-43 |
| Publication date | 1992-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-5121 • E-ISSN: 1460-373X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/019251219201300103 |
| OpenAlex | W2129224619 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 22 |
This paper analyzes the legislative influence of upper houses in bicameral legislatures. We note the existence of two separate analytical traditions, one focusing on upper house expertise, the other on upper house power. We hypothesize that because legislative analyses of unitary systems focus primarily on the "efficient" aspects of upper house input, they tend to emphasize senatorial expertise. On the other hand, because legislative analyses of federal systems acknowledge the "political" dimensions of upper house power, they focus on senatorial power. We reunite the two analytical traditions and provide a unique model of upper house political power in both federal and unitary systems. For those states using a navette, or shuttle, system, we model senatorial power as a function of the institutional features of the system: stopping rules, where a bill is introduced, and the number of shuttles between houses are systematically related to upper house power
Democracy · House of Representatives · Law and economics · Legislature · Lower house · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Unitary state · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Legal and Constitutional Studies · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,69 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2025 (32) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 22 |