The floor in Congressional life
By: Andrew J. Taylor
Series: Legislative politics & policy making
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780472118090; 9780472028184
Subjects: United States; United States. Congress; Legislation; Parliamentary practice; Rules and practice
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the House and Senate floors; title: The floor and the legislative process: theoretical underpinnings; title: Developing procedural character: a quantitative analytical history of House and Senate floor power and rights; title: The restrictive House and natural Senate: the story of two floors; title: The quality of floor proceedings I: concepts, measures, and data; title: The quality of floor proceedings II: analysis; title: Conclusion: a future for the floor.