The Responsiveness of the U. S. Congressional Armed Services Committees to Their Parent Bodies
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7329412 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruce A Ray (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1980 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 501-501 |
| Publication date | 1980-11-01 |
| 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 | 10.2307/439571 |
| OpenAlex | W2324457831 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 2 |
The U.S. House and Senate Armed Services Committees are traditionally assumed to be more supportive of the military industrial complex than the Congress as a whole. This analysis provides evidence that this assumption is correct and further reveals that these panels also are not responsive to changes in congressional sentiments toward the complex. Biased committee recruitment patterns may be sufficient to explain this phenomenon in the House. Armed Services fills vacancies primarily with those already more committed than their colleagues to a strong national security posture. This, however, is not the case in the Senate, where those recruited for the assignment are fairly representative of their colleagues. Here these members undergo post-assignment conversions to positions more supportive of the military industrial complex
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The Pendulum of Congressional Power
Are Congressional Committees Composed of Preference Outliers
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 1981 - 2019 (39) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |