The Whips: Building Party Coalitions in Congress

by C. Lawrence Evans

Book Overview

The party whips are essential components of the U.S. legislative system, responsible for marshalling party votes and keeping House and Senate party members in line. In The Whips, C. Lawrence Evans offers a comprehensive exploration of coalition building and legislative strategy in the U.S. House and Senate, ranging from the relatively bipartisan, committee-dominated chambers of the 1950s to the highly polarized congresses of the 2000s. In...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472037307
• ISBN13: 9780472037308
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 9.0"