Beyond Ideology : Politics, Principles, and Partisanship in the U. S. Senate /
Lee, Frances E., author.
The congressional agenda, Frances Lee contends, includes many issues about which liberals and conservatives generally agree. Even over these matters, though, Democratic and Republican senators tend to fight with each other. What explains this discord? Beyond Ideology argues that many partisan battles are rooted in competition for power rather than disagreement over the rightful role of government.  The first book to systematically distinguish Senate disputes centering on ideological questions from the large proportion of them that do not, this volume foregroun
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The congressional agenda, Frances Lee contends, includes many issues about which liberals and conservatives generally agree. Even over these matters, though, Democratic and Republican senators tend to fight with each other. What explains this discord? Beyond Ideology argues that many partisan battles are rooted in competition for power rather than disagreement over the rightful role of government.  The first book to systematically distinguish Senate disputes centering on ideological questions from the large proportion of them that do not, this volume foregroun
Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-244) and index.

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United States. Congress. Senate.
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