Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. When and How Can Members of the Minority Party Influence Legislative Decision-Making?; 3. Data and Measures; 4. Stacking the Deck? Examining Majority Bias and Proportionality in the Committee Assignment Process; 5. Minority Party Influence beyond Legislative Committees: Assessing Bill Cosponsorship Activity; 6. Bipartisanship in Roll-Call-Voting Coalitions; 7. Understanding Policy Success and Minority Party Influence; 8. Concluding Remarks: Majority Party Dominance or Minority Party Influence?
