Congressmen's Voting DecisionsSUMMARY: Examines the ways in which legislators reach decisions based on extensive interviewing and observation in the U.S. House of Representatives. |
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A Introduction | 3 |
The Constituency | 29 |
Fellow Congressmen | 72 |
Copyright | |
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Aaron Wildavsky active actors Adam Clayton Powell agenda alternatives American Political Science Anthony Dexter Appropriations attention behavior bill chap Chapter coding colleagues committee members conflict Congress congressman's vote congressmen's decisions consensus mode conservative consideration considered constituency position cues decided decision rules decision-making decisional delegation discussion district effect election electoral elites example fellow congressmen field of forces floor voting given goals gressmen ideological importance influence instance intensity interest groups interviews involved issue junior leaders legislative system legislative voting liberal lobbying lobbyist mass media mass public ment mittee Nelson W Northern Democrats party differences party leadership pattern percent policy attitudes Political Science Review president problem public policy Republicans respondent Richard Fenno roll call salience sample senior session under study simply sources Southern staff Step stituency surtax extension tax reform tion U.S. Representatives U.S. Senators variables voting decisions voting history York