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Author | : Sarah A. Binder |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1997-06-13 |
Genre | : Law |
ISBN | : 9780521587921 |
Download Minority Rights, Majority Rule Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Minority Rights, Majority Rule seeks to explain a phenomenon evident to most observers of the US Congress. In the House of Representatives, majority parties rule and minorities are seldom able to influence national policy making. In the Senate, minorities quite often call the shots, empowered by the filibuster to frustrate the majority. Why did the two chambers develop such distinctive legislative styles? Conventional wisdom suggests that differences in the size and workload of the House and Senate led the two chambers to develop very different rules of procedure. Sarah Binder offers an alternative, partisan theory to explain the creation and suppression of minority rights, showing that contests between partisan coalitions have throughout congressional history altered the distribution of procedural rights. Most importantly, new majorities inherit procedural choices made in the past. This institutional dynamic has fuelled the power of partisan majorities in the House but stopped them in their tracks in the Senate.
Author | : Eugene Sullivan |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 406 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0765311410 |
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Political connections secured Tim Quinn a seat on the appellate bench but he soon realizes that the seat comes with a cost. Trying to unravel the unseemly entanglements that occur behind the bench, he risks his own status as a judge, his good name, and the lives of his family.
Author | : Edward B. Foley |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : HISTORY |
ISBN | : 0190060158 |
Download Presidential Elections and Majority Rule Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
In his latest book, Presidential Elections and Majority Rule, Edward Foley asks how the American electoral system can better represent the people. What kind of winner truly reflects the nation's votes: the plurality winners of winner-takes-all elections, as currently used, or the majority-preferred winners of a reformed system? How do third-party candidates affect American presidential elections? What, if anything, would change in a two-candidate run-off?And how can electoral reform be implemented without sowing chaos? Ultimately, Foley outlines a solution in which the Electoral College can be restored to its original majoritarian ideals through state law rather than Constitutional amendment.
Author | : Michael J. Sheeran |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 174 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Group decision making |
ISBN | : |
Download Beyond Majority Rule Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Roger Fleming |
Publisher | : Elderberry Press (OR) |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2014-06-09 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781934956649 |
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Little does Nick Taft know when he arrives to serve his Congressman in Washington, he would stumble upon a human smuggling cartel insulated by powerful Capitol Hill interests. He soon falls for the beguiling Lisa Castile, an ambitious staffer of the opposing party who works for a committee chairman with suspect ties to the trafficking venture. The relationship of these two opposites and the enterprise they unveil trails immigration reform legislation, controlled by the nefarious chairman. The young staffers find themselves swept into a Justice Department investigation of the illegal operation, uncertain as to whether it is to deter them or protect them. Majority Rules moves the reader through the halls of Congress with an insider's view of currently relevant political history. In between colorful power schemes, the story highlights the majority/minority mindset that has entrapped Washington for decades.
Author | : Michael J. Glennon |
Publisher | : CQ-Roll Call Group Books |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : |
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Examining the electoral college system and the dangers inherent within it, Glennon proposes reforms to the procedure for selecting members of the electoral college and to the procedure within the House of Representatives which selects a president if the electoral college is logjammed.
Author | : Harold J. Spaeth |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 2001-02-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780521805711 |
Download Majority Rule Or Minority Will Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Examines the influence of precedent on the behavior of the US Supreme Court justices.
Author | : Molly E. Reynolds |
Publisher | : Brookings Institution Press |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2017-07-18 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0815729979 |
Download Exceptions to the Rule Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Special rules enable the Senate to act despite the filibuster. Sometimes. Most people believe that, in today's partisan environment, the filibuster prevents the Senate from acting on all but the least controversial matters. But this is not exactly correct. In fact, the Senate since the 1970s has created a series of special rules—described by Molly Reynolds as “majoritarian exceptions”—that limit debate on a wide range of measures on the Senate floor. The details of these exemptions might sound arcane and technical, but in practice they have enabled the Senate to act even when it otherwise seemed paralyzed. Important examples include procedures used to pass the annual congressional budget resolution, enact budget reconciliation bills, review proposals to close military bases, attempt to prevent arms sales, ratify trade agreements, and reconsider regulations promulgated by the executive branch. Reynolds argues that these procedures represent a key instrument of majority party power in the Senate. They allow the majority—even if it does not have the sixty votes needed to block a filibuster—to produce policies that will improve its future electoral prospects, and thus increase the chances it remains the majority party. As a case study, Exceptions to the Rule examines the Senate's role in the budget reconciliation process, in which particular congressional committees are charged with developing procedurally protected proposals to alter certain federal programs in their jurisdictions. Created as a way of helping Congress work through tricky budget issues, the reconciliation process has become a powerful tool for the majority party to bypass the minority and adopt policy changes in hopes that it will benefit in the next election cycle.
Author | : Paul Woodruff |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 301 |
Release | : 2006-03-16 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0195304543 |
Download First Democracy Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This brilliant analysis of the nature of democracy draws on the hard-earned lessons of the ancient Greeks.
Author | : Henry M. Robert III |
Publisher | : PublicAffairs |
Total Pages | : 848 |
Release | : 2020-08-25 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781541797710 |
Download Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, 12th edition Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The only current authorized edition of the classic work on parliamentary procedure--now in a new updated edition Robert's Rules of Order is the recognized guide to smooth, orderly, and fairly conducted meetings. This 12th edition is the only current manual to have been maintained and updated since 1876 under the continuing program established by General Henry M. Robert himself. As indispensable now as the original edition was more than a century ago, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised is the acknowledged "gold standard" for meeting rules. New and enhanced features of this edition include: Section-based paragraph numbering to facilitate cross-references and e-book compatibility Expanded appendix of charts, tables, and lists Helpful summary explanations about postponing a motion, reconsidering a vote, making and enforcing points of order and appeals, and newly expanded procedures for filling blanks New provisions regarding debate on nominations, reopening nominations, and completing an election after its scheduled time Dozens more clarifications, additions, and refinements to improve the presentation of existing rules, incorporate new interpretations, and address common inquiries Coinciding with publication of the 12th edition, the authors of this manual have once again published an updated (3rd) edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised In Brief, a simple and concise introductory guide cross-referenced to it.