The Contentious Senate

Partisanship, Ideology, and the Myth of Cool Judgment
Herausgeber: Campbell, Colton C; Rae, Nicol C

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Produktbeschreibung

The Senate is becoming more like the House of Representatives in its increasing levels of partisanship and ideology. A transformation of the institution is underfoot, posing questions about the Senate's role as the chamber in which 'cool judgment' prevails. Leading scholars, including U.S. Senate historians, discuss and analyze changes in Senate life including rules and procedures, leadership and party organization, executive and Senate relations, debate and deliberation, and perhaps above all, media spotlight. With all these changes comes a re-examination of Senate efficacy, legitimacy, and appropriateness as an aristocratic chamber in an increasingly democratic system of government.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rl Books
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 290g
• ISBN-13: 9780742501164
• ISBN-10: 0742501167
• Artikelnr.: 21133980

Autorenporträt

Edited by Colton C. Campbell and Nicol C. Rae - Contributions by Richard A. Baker; Roger H. Davidson; Christopher J. Deering; C Lawrence Evans; Mary; Burdett Loomis; Donald R. Matthews; Walter J. Oleszek; Donald A. Ritchie and Barbara Sinclair

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 List of Tables and Figures Chapter 2 Preface Chapter 3
Introduction Chapter 4 Party Politics and Ideology in the Contemporary
Senate Part 5 Deliberation, Committees and Public Policy Chapter 6 Senate
Floor Deliberation: A Preliminary Inquiry Chapter 7 Principle or Party?
Foreign and National Security Policy-Making in the Senate Part 8 Leadership
and Message Politics Chapter 9 The Senate Leadership Dilemma: Passing Bills
and Pursuing Partisan Advantage in a Non-Majoritarian Chamber Chapter 10
Senate Leaders, Minority Voices: From Dirksen to Daschle Chapter 11 Message
Politics and Senate Procedure Part 12 Senate Reform in Historical
Perspective Chapter 13 Twentieth Century Senate Reform: The View From the
Inside Chapter 14 Twentieth Century Senate Reform: Three Views From the
Outside Chapter 15 Reflections on Forty Years of the Senate Chapter 16
Bibliography Chapter 17 Index Chapter 18 About the Contributors