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Critical elections and congressional policy making, David W. Brady
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- Summary
- As early as 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville found the House of Representatives 'remarkable for its vulgarity and its poverty of talent'. In 1925, House Speaker Nicholas Longworth said, 'we [the House] were unpopular when Lincoln was a Congressman. We were unpopular even when John Quincy Adams was a Congressman. We were unpopular even when Henry Clay was a Congressman. We have always been unpopular'. One of the major causes of the House's unpopularity throughout the years has been its inability to legislate broad public policies. Yet for all the criticism directed at the House, we know that at certain critical points it has legislated major, long-lasting public policy changes. This book examines the House during three such periods of policy innovations: the Civil War, the 1890's, and the New Deal. How and under what conditions does the House - noted for obstructionism - create majorities capable of governing? The author asserts that critical elections create conditions in the House that enable the majority party to legislate significant policy changes. House elections are normally determined by local factors, but certain elections are dominated by national, cross-cutting issues. The results of these critical elections vary from a change in the majority party to the replacement of both the majority and minority by new parties. The Civil War realignment replaced the Whigs with a new party - the Republicans. In the 1890's realignment the Democratic Party adopted the policy positions of a third party - the Populists. The New Deal realignment saw the Democrats replace the Republicans as the majority power. For each of these critical periods the author uses statistical analysis to examine the way electoral results affected the composition of the congressional parties, the structure of committees, the strength of the party system, and policy decisions. In the final chapter, the author speculates on conditions for policy change outside critical election periods.--Publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiv, 212 pages
- Note
- Includes index
- Contents
-
- Introduction
- The Great Dilemma: Slavery and the Civil War Realignment
- Assuring America's Industrial Future: The 1890's Realignment
- An Across-the-Board Realignment: The New Deal
- Committees and Policy Making in Critical Eras
- Competitive Party Systems and the Votes-to-Seats Ratio
- Conclusion
- Isbn
- 9780804714426
- Label
- Critical elections and congressional policy making
- Title
- Critical elections and congressional policy making
- Statement of responsibility
- David W. Brady
- Subject
-
- Elections -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Elections -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Geschichte (1861-1939)
- History
- Huis van Afgevaardigden
- Political planning -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Political planning -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Politik
- Politique publique
- Politische Krise
- USA
- United States, Congress | House -- History -- 19th century
- United States, Congress | House -- History -- 20th century
- Verkiezingen
- Wahlverhalten
- Élections
- Beleidsvorming
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- As early as 1831, Alexis de Tocqueville found the House of Representatives 'remarkable for its vulgarity and its poverty of talent'. In 1925, House Speaker Nicholas Longworth said, 'we [the House] were unpopular when Lincoln was a Congressman. We were unpopular even when John Quincy Adams was a Congressman. We were unpopular even when Henry Clay was a Congressman. We have always been unpopular'. One of the major causes of the House's unpopularity throughout the years has been its inability to legislate broad public policies. Yet for all the criticism directed at the House, we know that at certain critical points it has legislated major, long-lasting public policy changes. This book examines the House during three such periods of policy innovations: the Civil War, the 1890's, and the New Deal. How and under what conditions does the House - noted for obstructionism - create majorities capable of governing? The author asserts that critical elections create conditions in the House that enable the majority party to legislate significant policy changes. House elections are normally determined by local factors, but certain elections are dominated by national, cross-cutting issues. The results of these critical elections vary from a change in the majority party to the replacement of both the majority and minority by new parties. The Civil War realignment replaced the Whigs with a new party - the Republicans. In the 1890's realignment the Democratic Party adopted the policy positions of a third party - the Populists. The New Deal realignment saw the Democrats replace the Republicans as the majority power. For each of these critical periods the author uses statistical analysis to examine the way electoral results affected the composition of the congressional parties, the structure of committees, the strength of the party system, and policy decisions. In the final chapter, the author speculates on conditions for policy change outside critical election periods.--Publisher description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Brady, David W
- Dewey number
- 328.73/09
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- JK231
- LC item number
- .B73 1988
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Stanford studies in the new political history
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- United States
- United States
- Political planning
- Political planning
- Elections
- Elections
- Politique publique
- Élections
- Beleidsvorming
- Huis van Afgevaardigden
- Verkiezingen
- Politische Krise
- Politik
- Geschichte (1861-1939)
- Wahlverhalten
- USA
- Label
- Critical elections and congressional policy making, David W. Brady
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: pages [196]-205
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The Great Dilemma: Slavery and the Civil War Realignment -- Assuring America's Industrial Future: The 1890's Realignment -- An Across-the-Board Realignment: The New Deal -- Committees and Policy Making in Critical Eras -- Competitive Party Systems and the Votes-to-Seats Ratio -- Conclusion
- Control code
- 16681924
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 212 pages
- Isbn
- 9780804714426
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 87018068
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (WaOLN)1117144
- Label
- Critical elections and congressional policy making, David W. Brady
- Note
- Includes index
- Bibliography note
- Bibliography: pages [196]-205
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction -- The Great Dilemma: Slavery and the Civil War Realignment -- Assuring America's Industrial Future: The 1890's Realignment -- An Across-the-Board Realignment: The New Deal -- Committees and Policy Making in Critical Eras -- Competitive Party Systems and the Votes-to-Seats Ratio -- Conclusion
- Control code
- 16681924
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiv, 212 pages
- Isbn
- 9780804714426
- Isbn Type
- (alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 87018068
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (WaOLN)1117144
Subject
- Elections -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Elections -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Geschichte (1861-1939)
- History
- Huis van Afgevaardigden
- Political planning -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Political planning -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Politik
- Politique publique
- Politische Krise
- USA
- United States, Congress | House -- History -- 19th century
- United States, Congress | House -- History -- 20th century
- Verkiezingen
- Wahlverhalten
- Élections
- Beleidsvorming
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