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State Government Influence in the Congressional Policy Process : The Case of Health-Care Legislation in the 111th Congress

Dinan, John - 2011

Passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) presents an opportunity to contribute to longstanding inquiries into the political safeguards of federalism by identifying the mechanisms through which state officials are able to wield influence in the congressional policy...

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Comparing USA and EU Legislatures : Party Cohesion in the House of Representatives and the European Parliament

van Hecke, Steven - 2010

Given its recent development of becoming a fully fledged legislature in EU politics, the European Parliament is … party cohesion within the European Parliament (see, for instance, Hix et al. 2007) do not refer to the American example … and explaining figures of party cohesion between the USA House of Representatives and the EU European Parliament. The …

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Will the Republicans Retake the House of Representatives in 2010?

Cuzan, Alfred G. - 2010

Using a simple model similar to one that correctly predicted a party turnover in the House of Representatives in 2006, the chance of the Republicans recapturing the chamber is estimated. According to the model, the odds are against them, sufficient to stoke their hopes for success

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The Electoral Connection and Participation on House Roll Call Votes, 1820 to 1920

Baughman, John - 2010

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The Elasticity of Partisanship in Congress : An Analysis of Legislative Bipartisanship

Harbridge, Laurel - 2010

ideology or membership? This project explores two complementary questions central to this puzzle. First, do members of Congress …

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National or European Parliamentarians? Evidence from a New Survey of the Members of the European Parliament

Scully, Roger - 2010

new source of data about the parliament: provisional results from a new survey conducted of the parliament's membership …

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Motivating Parliament : An Analysis of Party Policy Change and Legislative Behavior in France, 1981-2007

Greene, Zachary - 2010

Studies of legislatures often link electoral conditions and party preferences to policy outcomes. These studies link electoral strategies and measures of party preferences to legislator behavior or government expenditures, such as support for welfare spending. In this paper, I further consider...

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Gender and Roll Call Voting Behavior in Congress : A Cross-Chamber Analysis

Frederick, Brian P. - 2010

Numerous studies have examined the roll call voting behavior of women in Congress. Much of this scholarship has focused on whether female legislators tend to be more liberal than their male colleagues. However, most of this research has examined whether gender differences exist within a specific...

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Forecasting the House of Representatives' Seat Division in the 2010 Midterm Election

Bafumi, Joseph - 2010

In this article, we present a forecast of the 2010 midterm House election based on information available in early July 2010. We combine this forecast with a note of caution, explaining why electoral circumstances might lead our forecast to err. Finally, we present guidance regarding how to...

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An Ever-Underinstitutionalized Party System? A Critical Case Test of Ideological Partisanship

Koo, Sejin - 2011

countries has not been directly tested. This paper tests for the impact of ideology on partisanship, using South Korea as a … than regional ties). By incorporating two different indicators of ideology at the same time – self-placed ideology as a … subjective indicator and issue ideology as a more objective indicator – I present strong evidence that the partisanship of this …

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