Legislative Hardball: The House Freedom Caucus and the Power of Threat-Making in Congress (Elements in American Politics) - Softcover

Book 3 of 10: Elements in American Politics

Green, Matthew

 
9781108735810: Legislative Hardball: The House Freedom Caucus and the Power of Threat-Making in Congress (Elements in American Politics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1108735819 ISBN 13: 9781108735810
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2019

Synopsis

Assertive bargaining occurs from time to time in the US Congress. It became an important feature of legislative negotiations within the House Republican Party when, following the 2014 elections, a group of organized conservatives called the House Freedom Caucus regularly issued threats against its own party's leadership. Such behavior by an ideologically extreme bloc of lawmakers is not accounted for by existing theories of legislative politics. This Element posits explanations for why such threat-making might occur and what might increase its likelihood of success, then tests those explanations using the Freedom Caucus as a case study.

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Book Description

Following the 2014 elections, a group of organized conservatives called the House Freedom Caucus regularly issued threats against its own party's leadership. This Element posits explanations for why such threat-making might occur and what might increase its likelihood of success, then tests those explanations.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2019
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1108735819
ISBN 13 
9781108735810
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
75