How party polarization affects governance
FE Lee - Annual review of political science, 2015 - annualreviews.org
The purpose of this review is to take stock of how party polarization affects governance in the
United States. The article begins by defining polarization and discussing the means by …
United States. The article begins by defining polarization and discussing the means by …
Presidential appointments and personnel
DE Lewis - Annual Review of Political Science, 2011 - annualreviews.org
This article reviews some recent advances in research on presidential appointments and
personnel. I focus specifically on research analyzing changes in the institutional …
personnel. I focus specifically on research analyzing changes in the institutional …
Causes and consequences of polarization
Rarely these days does a news cycle pass without new stories of political dysfunction in
Washington, DC New reports of stalemates, fiscal cliffs, and failed grand bargains have …
Washington, DC New reports of stalemates, fiscal cliffs, and failed grand bargains have …
[图书][B] Polarized America: The dance of ideology and unequal riches
Updated analysis of how the increasing polarization of American politics has been
accompanied and accelerated by greater income inequality. The idea of America as …
accompanied and accelerated by greater income inequality. The idea of America as …
[图书][B] Ideology and congress
KT Poole, HL Rosenthal - 2011 - books.google.com
In Ideology and Congress, authors Poole and Rosenthal have analyzed over 13 million
individual roll call votes spanning the two centuries since Congress began recording votes …
individual roll call votes spanning the two centuries since Congress began recording votes …
Duration models for repeated events
JM Box–Steffensmeier, C Zorn - Journal of Politics, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
An important feature of most political events is their repeatability: nearly all political events
reoccur, and theories of learning, path dependence, and institutional change all suggest that …
reoccur, and theories of learning, path dependence, and institutional change all suggest that …
[图书][B] Congress reconsidered
LC Dodd - 2013 - books.google.com
Since its first edition, Congress Reconsidered was designed to make available the best
contemporary work from leading congressional scholars in a form that is both challenging …
contemporary work from leading congressional scholars in a form that is both challenging …
Vacant offices: Delays in staffing top agency positions
AJ O'Connell - S. Cal. L. Rev., 2008 - HeinOnline
Federal agencies make an astounding number of policy decisions, engaging in more
lawmaking and adjudication than Congress and the federal courts. These policy judgments …
lawmaking and adjudication than Congress and the federal courts. These policy judgments …
Senatorial delay in confirming federal judges, 1947-1998
SA Binder, F Maltzman - American Journal of Political Science, 2002 - JSTOR
Political observers have remarked on a staggering increase in the length of time it takes for
the Senate to confirm presidential appointees to the lower federal bench. Here, we focus on …
the Senate to confirm presidential appointees to the lower federal bench. Here, we focus on …
Not-so independent agencies: Party polarization and the limits of institutional design
Are independent agencies truly independent of presidential control? By placing limits on the
President's power to appoint and remove independent agency heads as well as mandating …
President's power to appoint and remove independent agency heads as well as mandating …