An Essay on Sequence, Position, Goals, and Committee Power
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6301178 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephanie S Smith (0000-0001-9943-6717, corresponding author), Steven S Smith |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 151 |
| Publication date | 1988-05-01 |
| 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 | 10.2307/439819 |
| OpenAlex | W2321054428 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 4 |
This essay considers the limits of the ex post veto as an explanation for committee power in Congress. A simple bicameral model is developed to indicate the severity of the conditions that must be met for a perfect ex post veto. Common conditions that undermine the ex post veto are explored, such as extreme committees, party turnover, and periodic legislation. Finally, the alternative explanation of member goals is described and Fenno's findings are reexamined. I conclude that the search for the foundations of committee power does not end with the ex post veto, although it remains an important source of leverage for committees
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The Disappearing Conference Committee
Strategic responses to institutional change
Legislative committees as loyalty-generating institutions
Veto Players. How Political Institutions Work
Spatial Models of Legislative Choice
The Influence of Conference Committees on Policy Outcomes
The Power of Subcommittees
Conflict among Regulators and the Hypothesis of Congressional Dominance
The Speaker's Discretion
Knowledge, Expertise, and Committee Power in the Contemporary Congress
Party Discipline as a Determinant of the Endogenous Formation of Tariffs
Bicameral Negotiations
The Continuing Puzzle of Committee Outliers
A Test of Ideological Bias in House Subcommittees, 1979-2000
The Dynamics of Legislative Gridlock, 1947-96
The Committee Assignment Process and the Conditional Nature of Committee Bias
| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2025 (38) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |