Congress, Parties, and Puzzles: Politics as a Team Sport
Noting an increased partisanship in the halls of the U.S. Congress, Forgette (political science, U. of Mississippi) explores the issue through the lenses of four "puzzles" of analyzing partisanship: why members would delegate power to party organizations and powers, the disappearance of the middle, the maintenance of party cohesion, and whether parties have measurably persistent effects. These puzzles are examined in terms of the informal and structural activities of members and their...
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List of FiguresAcknowledgmentsCh. 1Partisanship and Puzzles1Ch. 2A Look from Inside, a Look from Outside: The Delegation Puzzle I9Ch. 3Hill Styles and Parties: The Delegation Puzzle II25Ch. 4The Sources of Congressional Partisanship: The Disappearing Middle Puzzle53Ch. 5Members and Party Building: The Enforcement Puzzle I85Ch. 6Structural Partisanship: The Enforcement Puzzle II117Ch. 7The Consequences of Congressional Partisanship: The Party Effects Puzzle151Ch. 8Conclusions173References181Index193
