The limits of party : Congress and lawmaking in a polarized era /

"When a party achieves control of Congress, as the Republicans did from 2014 to 2018, to what extent is it able to bend legislative outcomes toward its policy preferences? Are parties in Congress capable of following through on their vision for public policy? Can they leverage their enhanced co...

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Main Authors: Curry, James M. (Author), Lee, Frances E. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2020
Series:Chicago studies in American politics
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Table of Contents:
  • Majority Party Capacity in a Polarized Era
  • The Persistence of Bipartisan Lawmaking
  • Why Do Majority Parties Fail?
  • How Do Majority Parties Succeed?
  • Bipartisanship and the Decline of Regular Order
  • Credit Claiming and Blaming: How Members React to Legislation in Public
  • Constancy and Continuities