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Zusatztext "How Congress Evolves is elegantly written, cogently argued and politically astute. Nelson Polsby gives his readers the benefit of four decades and more of immersion in and observation of Congress, along with his penetrating insights into politics, people and institutions and a writing style that is at once accessible and sophisticated. Novices and experts, students and practitioners, scholars and journalists, all will learn immensely about how the House of Representatives works and how it changes."--Norman Ornstein, American Enterprise Institute Informationen zum Autor Nelson Polsby is Heller Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley where he has taught American politics and government since 1967. A close Congress watcher for more than 40 years, he is the author of, among others, Congress and the Presidency, and Presidential Elections (with Aaron Wildavsky, 10th edition.) He is editor of the Annual Review of Political Science and writes often for the Op-ed pages of the LA Times, Boston Globe, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post. Klappentext In this greatly entertaining tale of one of our most august institutions, Nelson Polsby argues that among other things, from the 50's to the 90's, Congress evolved. In short, Polsby argues that air conditioning altered the demography of the southern states, which in turn changed the political parties of the South, which transformed the composition and in due course the performance of the US House of Representatives. 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. How Congress Evolves breathes new life into the dusty corners of institutional history, and offers a unique explanation for important transformations in the congressional environment. Zusammenfassung A 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction I: The House in Sam Rayburn's Time A Conservative House: 1937-1957 After the 1958 Election: Frustration The Rump Session of 1960 Packing the Rules Committee by Avoiding the Democratic Caucus: 1961 II: Toward Liberalization Succession to Rayburn Conflict within the Caucus: Liberals against the Leadership, 1963 Incremental Committee Packing: Appropriations, 1963 Republican Committee Packing: Maintaining the Party Mainstream, 1961-1963 The Landslide: 1964 The Democratic Study Group Uses the Caucus: 1967-72 Fallout from Watergate: The Caucus Puts Seniority under Siege A Remodeled House III: Causes of Liberalization The House Democratic Caucus The Rise of the Two-Party South Southern Republicans in the 1990s: A Group Portrait IV: Consequences: Toward a More Responsible Two-Party System? The Retreat from Bipartisanship in Committee Two Strategies of Opposition An Era of Ill-Feeling Tyranny Tempered by Assassination V: Overview: How Congress Evolves Innovation and Stalemate Overview of the House Stories about Change Appendix: Methods and Sources Notes Index ...
