Congressional attitudes toward congressional organization
By: principal investigators, Michael O'Leary, David Kovenock, and Roger Davidson
Series: ICPSR -- 7001; ICPSR (Series) -- 7001
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor
Published: 1970
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Language: und
Format: [computer file] /
Subjects: Public opinion; Legislators; Attitudes; United States. Congress
Description: This study examines the opinions of congressmen on their role in Congress, the roles and functions of Congress, and the effectiveness and problems of Congress. The position of congressmen on various proposals for reorganization and their opinion on the likelihood of adoption of these proposals were collected. Also included is information concerning the seniority of the congressmen, the characteristics of their constituencies, their previous political experience, their education, occupation, age, and their voting behavior in Congress. The interview numbers distinguish among among three general types of respondent: general sample, leader sample, and top leaders, as well as whether these three types are Democratic or Republican, freshmen or non-freshmen. The data are multiply-punched.
Notes: ICPSR data class: Class IV.

United States.

116 respondents, 3 cards of data per respondent; approximately 180 variables.

Davidson, Roger H. Congress and the Executive: The Race for Representation, Washington: American Enterprise Institute, 1965. (Reprinted in de Grazia, ed., Congress: The First Branch, Garden City, New York: Doubleday Anchor Books, 1967).

Davidson, Roger H., David M. Kovenock, Michael K. O'Leary. Congress in Crisis: Politics and Congressional Reform. Belmont: Wadsworth, 1966.

Davidson, Roger H. The Role of Congressmen. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1969.