Politics Over Process: Partisan Conflict and Post-Passage Processes in the U.S. Congress (Legislative Politics And Policy Making) - Softcover

Park, Hong Min; Smith, Steven S.; Vander Wielen, Ryan J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0472036963 ISBN 13: 9780472036967

Publisher: University of Michigan Press, 2018

Synopsis

Although the U.S. Constitution requires that the House of Representatives and the Senate pass legislation in identical form before it can be sent to the president for final approval, the process of resolving differences between the chambers has received surprisingly little scholarly attention. Hong Min Park, Steven S. Smith, and Ryan J. Vander Wielen document the dramatic changes in intercameral resolution that have occurred over recent decades, and examine the various considerations made by the chambers when determining the manner in which the House and Senate pursue conciliation. Politics Over Process demonstrates that partisan competition, increasing party polarization, and institutional reforms have encouraged the majority party to more creatively restructure post-passage processes, often avoiding the traditional standing committee and conference processes altogether.

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About the Author

Hong Min Park is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Steven S. Smith is Kate M. Gregg Distinguished Professor of Social Science, Professor of Political Science, and Director of the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at Washington University in St. Louis.

Ryan J. Vander Wielen is Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Professor (by courtesy) of Economics at Temple University.


 

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0472036963
• ISBN 13: 9780472036967
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204