Congress ReconsideredLawrence C. Dodd, Bruce Ian Oppenheimer Eighteen original essays by leading scholars offer a cutting edge perspective on change in the modern Congress. This edition provides an assessment of the Republican revolution, its electoral after-math in 1996, and the prospects for a long-term Republican congressional dominance. |
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... Responses pertain to the candidate who just won in the district . Percentages are based on voters who saw Democrats ... response and governing , so essential for democratic government , appears to be in good work- ing order in elections ...
... Responses pertain to the candidate who just won in the district . Percentages are based on voters who saw Democrats ... response and governing , so essential for democratic government , appears to be in good work- ing order in elections ...
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... response may depend upon the specifics of an issue , for instance , content , surrounding controversy , timing , and duration.3 A short - lived foreign policy problem occurring during a lengthy congressional recess — such as the 1989 ...
... response may depend upon the specifics of an issue , for instance , content , surrounding controversy , timing , and duration.3 A short - lived foreign policy problem occurring during a lengthy congressional recess — such as the 1989 ...
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... response , a kind of paper over- sight , predictable by the executive and manageable by it . . . . The reports prolif- erate , but the ... policy does not change . ' . ” 71 And even legislation with a veto - proof majority may contain ...
... response , a kind of paper over- sight , predictable by the executive and manageable by it . . . . The reports prolif- erate , but the ... policy does not change . ' . ” 71 And even legislation with a veto - proof majority may contain ...
Contents
Patterns and Dynamics of Congressional Change | 1 |
Testing the Limits of Party | 29 |
What the Public Dislikes About Congress | 61 |
Copyright | |
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