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Setting the agenda : responsible party government in the U.S. House of Representatives /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cox, Gary W.
Other Authors: McCubbins, Mathew D. (Mathew Daniel), 1956-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress. > House.
United States. > Congress. > House > Committees.
United States. > Congress. > House > Rules and practice.
Political parties > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Procedural cartel theory
  • Cartel agenda model vs. floor agenda model
  • The primacy of Reed's rules in House organization
  • Final passage votes
  • The costs of agenda control
  • The textbook Congress and the Committee on Rules
  • The bills reported from committee
  • Which way does policy move?
  • Positive agenda power.