The Powell Amendment Voting Cycle
An Obituary
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6301322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John B Gilmour (0000-0003-1326-0760, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 249 |
| Publication date | 2001-05-01 |
| 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 | 10.2307/440202 |
| OpenAlex | W2051372297 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 11 |
The adoption of the Powell amendment on a bill to provide federal aid to education in 1956 is the most widely cited instance of a voting cycle in the U.S. House of Representatives. This article shows, however, that it was not a voting cycle and that the adoption of the Powell amendment was not responsible for the bill's defeat. Using evidence of members' preferences derived from their votes on similar measures the next year, I show that the status quo of not passing a bill would have defeated both the original bill and the amended bill
Amendment · Economics · Law and economics · Obituary · Political science · Politics · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Game Theory and Voting Systems · Law · Public Administration · School Choice and Performance
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2022 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |