Too Weak to Govern: Majority Party Power and Appropriations in the US Senate

Too Weak to Govern: Majority Party Power and Appropriations in the US Senate

by Peter Hanson
ISBN-10:
110763587X
ISBN-13:
9781107635876
Pub. Date:
11/24/2014
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10:
110763587X
ISBN-13:
9781107635876
Pub. Date:
11/24/2014
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Too Weak to Govern: Majority Party Power and Appropriations in the US Senate

Too Weak to Govern: Majority Party Power and Appropriations in the US Senate

by Peter Hanson

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Overview

Can today's gridlocked Senate still perform the vital role in lawmaking entrusted to it by the Constitution? Too Weak to Govern examines the ability of the Senate majority party to tame the unruly Senate floor and pass the federal budget. Drawing on rigorous analysis and interviews with Senate leaders, it shows how the majority party manipulates the passage of appropriations bills to create massive "omnibus" spending bills. Omnibus bills help the majority party to overcome trouble on the floor and pass a budget at the cost of reducing transparency, accountability and the opportunity for senators to participate in lawmaking. Too Weak to Govern challenges traditional accounts of parties in Congress by demonstrating that the Senate majority party has more power to control the chamber than believed and that it is likely to use this power when it is weak and struggling to meet its goals.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781107635876
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/24/2014
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 206
Product dimensions: 5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

Peter Hanson is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Denver and a former staff member in the office of Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD). He has been interviewed by national and international media organizations, including the BBC, Agence France-Presse, the New York Times online's 'FiveThirtyEight' blog, USA Today, Minnesota Public Radio, Colorado Public Radio, Rocky Mountain PBS, and the Denver Post. He co-led the University of Denver's 'Colorado Voter Poll' in 2012.

Table of Contents

List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. The limited-influence theory of the Senate; 2. Testing expectations; 3. The first wave (1979–87); 4. Back to the regular order; 5. The second wave (1995–2012); 6. Conclusion.
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