USA, Congress

The American Congress reader

by Roberts, Jason M., Smith, Steven S., Vander Wielen, Ryan J.

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This reader compiles the best relevant scholarship on party and committee systems, leadership, voting, and floor activity to broaden and illuminate the key features of the text.

Electoral incentives in Congress

by CARSON, Jamie L., Sievert, Joel

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Contemporary and historical evidence for an electoral connection -- Unpacking the electoral connection -- Candidates and competition in US House races, 1820-88 -- Nomination and turnover patterns in the US House -- Ballots, election timing, and the personal vote -- Electoral acc…

The mild voice of reason: deliberative democracy and American national gove…

by Bessette, Joseph M.

fromAmerican politics and political economy

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In recent years, many Americans and more than a few political scientists have come to believe that democratic deliberation in Congress - whereby judgments are made on the merits of policies and reflect the interests and desires of American citizens - is more myth than reality. R…