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Title The atomistic Congress : an interpretation of congressional change / [edited by] Allen D. Hertzke, Ronald M. Peters, Jr
Published Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2015

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Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Preface; Introduction: Interpreting the Atomistic Congress; Part I Candidate-centered Politics and Congressional Change; 1 The Presidential Pulse of Congressional Elections, 1868-1988; 2 The Emergence of the Republican Party in the South, from 1964 to 1988; 3 Changing Patterns of African-American Representation in Congress; 4 Quality Candidates in House and Senate Elections, from 1982 to 1990; Part II Institutional Change in the Atomistic Congress; 5 The Growth of the Committee System, from Randall to Gillett
6 Reed and Rostenkewski: Congressional Leadership in Institutional Time7 Agenda Change and Partisan Resurgence in the House of Representatives; 8 The Evolution of Party Leadership in the Modern House; 9 Senate Democratic Leadership in the 101st Congress; Contributors; Index
Notes Originally published 1992 by M.E. Sharpe
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject United States. Congress -- Congresses
SUBJECT United States. Congress fast
Subject POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Legislative Branch.
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings
Form Electronic book
Author Hertzke, Allen D., 1950-
Peters, Ronald M.
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center.
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