Positive Theories of Congressional Parties
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6300930 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephanie S Smith (0000-0001-9943-6717, corresponding author), Steven S Smith |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 193 |
| Publication date | 2000-05-01 |
| 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 | 10.2307/440368 |
| OpenAlex | W1971084198 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 29 |
| References cited | 12 |
In recent years, positive theories of congressional parties have been elaborated to encompass a variety of institutional features. The seasoning of the field is reflected in its contrasting theoretical accounts of the existence of parties and their effects, and the return to empirical evidence in a set of insightful studies of modem congressional decision making. This paper provides a critical review of this recent literature and suggests some unfinished tasks in the development of this field
Economics · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Positive economics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Policy Transfer and Learning · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Political Ideologies and Political Parties in America
Party Influence in Congress
Setting the Agenda
Controlling the Agenda with Special Rules
Uncovering Evidence of Conditional Party Government
Party Influence on Roll Call Voting
Was the South Pivotal? Situated Partisanship and Policy Coalitions during the New Deal and Fair Deal
Lawmaking and Roll Calls
Improving the Harvest of State Legislative Research
Legislative Professionalism and the Power of State House Leaders
Do Term Limits “Limit” the Speaker? Examining the Effects of Legislative Term Limits on State Speaker Power
The Contract with America and Conditional Party Government in State Legislatures
The Coefficient of Party Influence
Party loyalty and electoral dealignment
Personal Ambitions, Expertise and Parties’ Control
Party Effects in State Legislative Committees
How Strong Should Our Party Be? Party Member Preferences Over Party Cohesion
Political Parties and the Representativeness Of Legislative Committees
The Role of Party
Party Caucuses and Coordination
The Impact of Party and Ideology on Roll‐Call Voting in State Legislatures
Legislative Cooperation among Impatient Legislators
Strategic Party Government
The Changing Politics of Federal Judicial Nominations
Staff Politics in the Republican House
The Changing Politics of Supreme Court Confirmations
The President and the Distribution of Federal Spending
The Limits of Political Representation
The Influence of Party
Parties and Leaders in the Postreform House
Congressmen's Voting Decisions
Turning the Legislative Thumbscrew
Congress
Parties and Committees in the House
The Effects of Party and Preferences on Congressional Roll-Call Voting
Who Wins? Party Effects in Legislative Voting
Institutional Context and Leadership Style
The Minority Party and Policy-Making in the House of Representatives
The Hunt for Party Discipline in Congress
| Unique citing works | 29 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,21 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2021 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 29 |