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Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-12-07 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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Congress today is falling short. Fewer bills, worse oversight, and more dysfunction. But why? In a new volume of essays, the contributors investigate an underap
Turf Wars
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Pages: 234
Authors: David C. King
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 1997-09-02 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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For most bills in American legislatures, the issue of turf—or which committee has jurisdiction over a bill—can make all the difference. Turf governs the flo
Why Congressional Reforms Fail
Language: en
Pages: 276
Authors: E. Scott Adler
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-06-15 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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For decades, advocates of congressional reforms have repeatedly attempted to clean up the House committee system, which has been called inefficient, outmoded, u
Policy Dynamics
Language: en
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Authors: Frank R. Baumgartner
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2002-06-15 - Publisher: University of Chicago Press

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While governmental policies and institutions may remain more or less the same for years, they can also change suddenly and unpredictably in response to new poli
Deliberative Choices
Language: en
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Authors: Gary Mucciaroni
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In Deliberative Choices, Gary Mucciaroni and Paul J. Quirk assess congressional deliberation by analyzing debate on the House and Senate floors.