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How Congress Evolvesby Nelson W. Polsby
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...
Legislative Learningby Timothy J. Barnett
Garland Science 1999; US$ 44.95Based upon freshmen class surveys and interviews, this book seeks to understand the 104th GOP freshmen's high class identity and group power as well as the nature and scope of the class's legislative learning. more...
African Americans and the Politics of Congressionalby Dewey M. Clayton
Taylor & Francis 2000; US$ 156.00In 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...
Elbridge Gerry's Salamanderby Gary W. Cox; Jonathan N. Katz; Randall Calvert; Thrainn Eggertsson
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 24.00The Supreme Court's reapportionment decisions, beginning with Baker v. Carr in 1962, had far more than jurisprudential consequences. They sparked a massive wave of extraordinary redistricting in the mid-1960s. State legislative and congressional districts were redrawn more comprehensively - by far - than at any previous time in our nation's history. more...
Party Linesby Thomas Mann; Bruce E. Cain
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...
Legislative Leviathanby Gary W. Cox; Mathew D. McCubbins
Cambridge University Press 2007; US$ 27.00The inner workings of the House of Representatives in the post-World War II era. more...
Race and Redistricting in the 1990sby Bernard Grofman
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 and its consequences for racial representation. Almost all the authors have been directly involved in the 1990s redistricting process either as a legislator, a member of the Voting Rights Section of the Justice Department, a member of a districting commission, or, most commonly, as an expert witness or lawyer in voting rights cases. All bring to bear special insights as well as insider... more...
Setting the Agendaby Gary W. Cox; Mathew D. McCubbins
Cambridge University Press 2005; US$ 24.00Demonstrates that the majority party seizes agenda control at nearly every stage of the legislative process. more...
The House of Representativesby Rachel A. Koestler-Grack
Infobase Publishing 2007; US$ 30.00Think the House of Representatives is just a boring government body? Think again. This book offers historical proof that the House is anything but dull. It helps students learn how over the years, the House has been a center stage for controversy, scandals, and tremendous legislative victories. more...
Congress at the Grassrootsby Richard F. Fenno
The University of North Carolina Press 2000; US$ 55.95This work demonstrates that a close look at American politicians at work in their districts can tell the observer a great deal about the process of representation. The author reveals grassroots approaches to explore how patterns of representation have changed in recent decades. more...









