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How Congress Evolves
Oxford University Press 2005; US$ 25.00A tale of one of our most august institutions. This book argues that among other things, from the 50's to the 90's, Congress evolved. This evolutionary process led to the House's liberalization and later to its transformation into an arena of sharp partisanship, visible among both Democrats and Republicans. more...
Setting the Agenda
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 25.00Demonstrates that the majority party seizes agenda control at nearly every stage of the legislative process. more...
Race and Redistricting in the 1990s
Algora Publishing 2007; US$ 39.00A portrait of how the 1990s round of redistricting treated the racial and linguistic minorities that had been given special protections by the Voting Rights Act of 1965, primarily African-Americans, but also Native Americans, Asian-Americans, and those of Spanish heritage. Throughout the volume, the primary focus is on the practical politics of redistricting... more...
Congressional Women
ABC-CLIO 1995; US$ 49.00This is a revision and update of Gertzog's successful 1984 study of women in the United States Congress. Now, 10 years later, the congressional roster is far different: Women have made major in-roads in numbers and prominence in the House of Representatives. Based upon interviews with 45 members of the 103rd Congress, this study examines the rise in... more...
Parties and Leaders in the Postreform House
University of Chicago Press 2010; US$ 27.50Since the Second World War, congressional parties have been characterized as declining in strength and influence. Research has generally attributed this decline to policy conflicts within parties, to growing electoral independence of members, and to the impact of the congressional reforms of the 1970s. Yet the 1980s witnessed a strong resurgence of... more...
Money In the House
Westview Press 2008; US$ 33.00Author Marian Currinder presents a highly compelling and empirically grounded look at how internal campaign finance practices have come to dominate congressional party politics. more...
Congressional Roll Call 2010
CQ Press, a Division of SAGE 2011; US$ 67.85Congressional Roll Call provides an objective, authoritative, member-by-member survey and analysisof every roll call vote taken in the House and Senate during 2010,with the best summaries of bills available anywhere. more...
Congressional Roll Call 2011
SAGE Publications 2012; US$ 91.00Year after year, Congressional Roll Call remains the definitive reference source of congressional voting information. Its objective and authoritative approach presents a member-by-member survey and analysis of every roll call vote taken in the House and Senate during 2011. Critics from across the political spectrum agree that Congressional Roll Call... more...
African Americans and the Politics of Congressional Redistricting
Taylor and Francis 1999; US$ 42.95In the light of recent federal court cases, this book provides a detailed analysis of the historical exclusion of blacks from the American political process and the legal battles that emerged with the newly-created white districts. more...
Party Lines
Brookings Institution Press 2005; US$ 19.95"Details the legal and political history of redistricting since the inception of one person-one vote, documenting its impact on competition, polarization, and partisan fairness, and analyzes options for reform"--Provided by publisher. more...









