{"product_id":"setting-the-agenda-responsible-party-government-in-the-u-s-house-of-representatives-paperback-9780521619967","title":"Setting the Agenda; Responsible Party Government in the U.S. House of Representatives (Paperback) 9780521619967","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSetting the Agenda\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eResponsible Party Government in the U.S. House of Representatives\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDemonstrates that the majority party seizes agenda control at nearly every stage of the legislative process.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGary W. Cox (Author), Mathew D. McCubbins (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521619967, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 12 September 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages, 20 b\/w illus.  21 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 2 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Cox and McCubbins make a powerful case for viewing agenda control as a persistent and fundamental dimension of party influence in the modern U.S. Congress.  Even readers who may not be persuaded that this mode of analysis captures the full range of contributions parties and leaders make to congressional politics will benefit from a close reading of this study.” – Randall Strahan, Emory University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eScholars of the U.S. House disagree over the importance of political parties in organizing the legislative process. On the one hand, non-partisan theories stress how congressional organization serves members' non-partisan goals. On the other hand, partisan theories argue that the House is organized to serve the collective interests of the majority party. This book advances our partisan theory and presents a series of empirical tests of that theory's predictions (pitted against others). It considers why procedural cartels form, arguing that agenda power is naturally subject to cartelization in busy legislatures. It argues that the majority party has cartelized agenda power in the U.S. House since the adoption of Reed's rules in 1890. The evidence demonstrates that the majority party seizes agenda control at nearly every stage of the legislative process in order to prevent bills that the party dislikes from reaching the floor.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Why Party Government?: 2. Procedural Cartel theory\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Negative Agenda Power: 3. Cartel agenda model vs. floor agenda model\u003cbr\u003e 4. The primacy of Reed's rules in house organization\u003cbr\u003e 5. Final passage votes\u003cbr\u003e 6. The costs of agenda control\u003cbr\u003e 7. The textbook congress and the committee on rules\u003cbr\u003e 8. The bills reported from committee\u003cbr\u003e 9. Which way does policy move?\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Consequences of Positive Agenda Power and Conditional Party Government: 10. Positive agenda power\u003cbr\u003e 11. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political structure \u0026amp; processes [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political structure \u0026amp; processes\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20structure%20\u0026amp;%20processes%20%5BJPH%5D%22\"\u003eJPH\u003c\/a\u003e], Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005349581080,"sku":"9780521619967","price":29.37,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521619967i_ac8b6c14-f50b-4cc3-83b8-822a2a9d3795.jpg?v=1691370644","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/setting-the-agenda-responsible-party-government-in-the-u-s-house-of-representatives-paperback-9780521619967","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}