Underdog politics : the minority party in the U.S. House of Representatives

• Tác giả: Matthew N Green
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN: 9780300181036 (paperback)
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 328.730769 The legislative process
• Mô tả vật lý: xi, 275 pages : , illustrations ; , 21 cm
• Bộ sưu tập: Xã hội, kinh tế, luật
• ID: 348806
• Chủ đề: 1. Opposition (Political science)--United States; 2. Political parties--United States; 3. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Legislative Branch; 4. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Conservatism & Liberalism; 5. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-265) and index.

Tóm tắt

"In the first comprehensive study of the subject in decades, political scholar Matthew Green disputes the conventional belief that the minority party in the U.S. House of Representatives is an unimportant political player. Examining the record of the House minority party from 1970 to the present, and drawing from a wide range of quantitative and qualitative data, Green shows how and why the minority seeks to influence legislative and political outcomes and demonstrates that the party's efforts can succeed. The result is a fascinating appreciation of what the House minority can do and why it does it, providing readers with new insights into the workings of this famously contentious legislative chamber"-- Provided by publisher.