Stalemate: Causes and Consequences of Legislative Gridlock
Reviewing the past 50 years of the history of the U.S. Congress, Binder (governance studies, Brookings Institutions) investigates the frequency of legislative gridlock, seeks institutional causes, and makes recommendations for avoiding future stalemate. She finds that while gridlock has some important institutional implications, not least of which is the lessening of public approval of Congress, there is little electoral consequence to encourage Congress to act on the problem. Annotation...
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ForewordAcknowledgments1Stalemate in Legislative Politics12Unintended Consequences of Constitutional Design123Measuring the Frequency of Stalemate344Institutional and Electoral Sources of Stalemate575What Drives Legislative Action?846Consequences of Stalemate106App. AMeasuring Stalemate135App. BMeasuring Bicameral Differences140App. CAlternative Specifications149App. DComparison to Mayhew, Divided We Govern152App. EData for Replication155Notes161Index195
