Leadership Patterns in the Continental Congress
1774-1789
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6300909 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rick K Wilson (0000-0003-4278-7721), Calvin C Jillson, Calvin Jillson |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5 |
| Publication date | 1989-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Legislative Studies Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0362-9805 • E-ISSN: 1939-9162 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/440090 |
| OpenAlex | W2321490016 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
In this paper we investigate patterns of leadership in the U.S. Continental Congresses of 1774 to 1789. We begin by exploring modern theory concerning the importance and role of leadership in recent and contemporary U.S. legislative settings. Both our interpretive historical and our empirical findings show that traditional bases of leadership power were largely absent in the Continental Congress. We trace the origins of these deficiencies in leadership to a series of decisions concerning institutional structure-relating to the role and powers of the president of Congress, the committee system, and the conduct of floor activity-that were taken on the opening day of the Congress's first session and substantially maintained over the 15-year course of its history. We use our knowledge of the institutional flaws of these congresses to speculate on the general importance of securely grounded institutional powers for sustaining leadership in legislative bodies
Political science · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Legal and Constitutional Studies
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
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