Party Influence in Congress (Paperback)

Party Influence in Congress challenges current arguments and evidence about the influence of political parties in the US Congress. Steven S. Smith argues that theory must reflect policy, electoral, and collective party goals. These goals call for flexible party organizations and leadership strategies. They demand that majority party leaders control the flow of legislation; package legislation and time action to build winning majorities and attract public support; work closely with a president of their party; and influence the vote choices for legislators. Smith observes that the circumstantial evidence of party influence is strong, multiple collective goals remain active ingredients after parties are created, party size is an important factor in party strategy, both negative and positive forms of influence are important to congressional parties, and the needle-in-the-haystack search for direct influence continues to prove frustrating.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	Stevens-Smith
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	266
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-70387-1
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political parties > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Central government > General Promotions
LSN:	0-521-70387-5
Barcode:	9780521703871

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