Competing Principals: Committees, Parties, and the Organization of Congress

by Forrest Maltzman

Book Overview

Since Woodrow Wilson, political scientists have recognized the importance of congressional committees in the policy-making process. Congressional committees often determine what legislation will reach the floor of the House or Senate and what form that legislation will take. In spite of the broad consensus on the importance of congressional committees, there is little agreement on what explains committee action. Committees are alternately viewed as...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047210781X
• ISBN13: 9780472107810
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"