New Majority or Old Minority? The Impact of the Republicans on Congress

by Rae, Nicol C.; Campbell, Colton C.; Connelly, William F., Jr.; Davidson, Roger H.; Deering, Christopher J.; Evans, C Lawrence; Kolodny, Robin; Oleszek, Walter J.; Peters, Ronald M.; Pitney, John J., Jr.; Sinclair, Barbara; Thurber, James A.

• ISBN13: 9780847691692
• ISBN10: 0847691691
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-25
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

This volume of original essays by leading congressional scholars explores the impact of the Republican majority on Congress with attention to the history of the institution and party characteristics present and future. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures	vii
Preface	ix
From Revolution to Evolution: Congress under Republican Control	1	(20)
Nicol C. Rae
Colton C. Campbell
Part One New Styles of Party Leadership
Partisan Imperatives and Institutional Constraints: Republican Party Leadership in the House and Senate	21	(22)
Barbara Sinclair
Institutional Context and Leadership Style: The Case of Newt Gingrich	43	(26)
Ronald M. Peters, Jr.
Part Two Change and Continuity in Congressional Committees
Building the Republican Regime: Leaders and Committees	69	(22)
Roger H. Davidson
Learning to Legislate: Committees in the Republican Congress	91	(26)
Christopher J. Deering
Part Three Reforming the Legislative Process
Procedural Features of House Republican Rule	117	(18)
C. Lawrence Evans
Walter J. Oleszek
Republican Roles in Congressional Budget Reform: Twenty-Five Years of Deficit and Conflict	135	(18)
James A. Thurber
Part Four The Congressional Republican Party
Moderate Success: Majority Status and the Changing Nature of Factionalism in the House Republican Party	153	(20)
Robin Kolodny
The House Republicans: Lessons for Political Science	173	(22)
William F. Connelly Jr.
John J. Pitney Jr.
Bibliography	195	(14)
Index	209	(10)
About the Contributors	219