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The Handbook of Legislative Research, a comprehensive summary of
the results of research on nineteenth and twentieth-century
legislatures, is itself a landmark in the evolution of legislative
studies. Gathered here are surveys by leading scholars in the
field, each providing inventory of an important subfield, an
extensive bibliography, and a systematic assessment of what has
been accomplished and what directions future research must take.
The 104th Congress, the first in four decades to be
Republican-controlled, may prove to have ushered in an era of party
dominance by congressional Republicans, or to be a transitory
aberration. Either way, the 104th is a watershed in congressional
history. Using the theatre metaphor to characterize the actions of
Congress and to help make the institution more understandable,
Congressional life and behaviour is dissected and placed in the
broader context of changes in Congress in the 1990s. The
contributors evaluate the way members of Congress play to the media
and the larger audience, the electorate; analyze leadership roles
in a cast of 535 'leading players'; evaluate the committee systems
as 'little theatre'; and analyze relations among the various
branches of government. Herbert Weisberg and Samuel Patterson
conclude the presentation by reminding us that in Congress, 'the
play's the thing'.
The 104th Congress, the first in four decades to be
Republican-controlled, may prove to have ushered in an era of party
dominance by congressional Republicans, or to be a transitory
aberration. Either way, the 104th is a watershed in congressional
history. Using the theatre metaphor to characterize the actions of
Congress and to help make the institution more understandable,
Congressional life and behaviour is dissected and placed in the
broader context of changes in Congress in the 1990s. The
contributors evaluate the way members of Congress play to the media
and the larger audience, the electorate; analyze leadership roles
in a cast of 535 'leading players'; evaluate the committee systems
as 'little theatre'; and analyze relations among the various
branches of government. Herbert Weisberg and Samuel Patterson
conclude the presentation by reminding us that in Congress, 'the
play's the thing'.
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