Underdog Politics: The Minority Party in the U.S. House of Representatives

by Matthew N. Green

In this comprehensive analysis, political scholar Matthew N. Green disputes the widely held belief that the minority party in the U.S. House of Representatives wields little or no legislative influence. Green has examined the record of House minority party members from 1970 to the present and offers empirical evidence of their important role in passing or blocking controversial legislation, often through active floor protests, press conferences, obstructionism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300181035
• ISBN13: 9780300181036
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.2"