Committee Size in the U. S. Congress
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7329504 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bruce A Ray, Stephanie S Smith (0000-0001-9943-6717), Steven S Smith |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 679-679 |
| Publication date | 1984-11-01 |
| 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 | 10.2307/439639 |
| OpenAlex | W2321664632 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 2 |
Westefield (1974) asserts that powerful congressional leaders expand the number of committee seats to create sources of leverage with rank-and-file members. We challenge his interpretation and provide a more rigorous test of his theory. A committee-specific examination of committee-size decisions corroborates Shepsle's (1978) findings. However, a speaker-by-speaker analysis confirms our expectation that Shepsle's findings obscure significant differences between recent House speakers. We argue that committee-size decisions of majority party leaders are shaped more by the changing political conditions they face than by their efforts to gain compliance from rank-and-file members
Political science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,16 |
| Citation span | 1988 - 2019 (32) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |