The Politics of Obstruction
Republican Holds in the U.S. Senate
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7329610 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicholas O Howard (0000-0002-5540-8201, University of North Carolina), Jason M Roberts (0000-0001-8113-1827, University of North Carolina) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 273-294 |
| Publication date | 2015-05-01 |
| 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 | 10.1111/lsq.12076 |
| OpenAlex | W1559089968 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 8 |
A defining feature of the modern US Senate is obstruction. Almost all pieces of legislation considered in the Senate are affected either directly or indirectly by obstruction. Obstruction takes many forms in the modern Senate, but one of the most prevalent, yet least studied, is the hold. Using a newly created dataset on Republican Senate holds, we cast light on this important practice. Our results suggest that a variety of factors including timing, party status, and a senator's voting record are related to both the prevalence of holds and the success of legislation subject to holds in the Senate
Feature (linguistics · Legislation · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Subject (documents · Variety (cybernetics · Voting · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Philosophy · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |