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The Republican Takeover of Congress
. Ed(S): McSweeney, Dean; Owens, John E.
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Paperback. Editor(s): McSweeney, Dean; Owens, John E. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 12. Weight in Grams: 281.
An electoral earthquake hit the American political landscape in 1994. As the Republican Party won control of the House of Representatives for the first time since 1954 and control of the Senate for the first time since 1986, the longest uninterrupted period of single party rule in the entire history of the United States Congress came to an end. The new congressional majorities were the most conservative in 50 years and immediately proceeded to dominate the political agenda in Washington. Scholars from Britain and the United States document these momentous developments, evaluating their impact on America's political institutions and political ... Read more
An electoral earthquake hit the American political landscape in 1994. As the Republican Party won control of the House of Representatives for the first time since 1954 and control of the Senate for the first time since 1986, the longest uninterrupted period of single party rule in the entire history of the United States Congress came to an end. The new congressional majorities were the most conservative in 50 years and immediately proceeded to dominate the political agenda in Washington. Scholars from Britain and the United States document these momentous developments, evaluating their impact on America's political institutions and political ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
214
Condition
New
Number of Pages
202
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349265725
SKU
V9781349265725
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About . Ed(S): McSweeney, Dean; Owens, John E.
NIGEL J. ASHFORD Principal Lecturer in Politics, Staffordshire University ANTHONY J. BADGER Paul Mellon Professor of American History, Cambridge University MICHAEL FOLEY Professor of International Politics, University of Wales at Aberystwyth BYRON E. SHAFER Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Government, Oxford University BARBARA SINCLAIR Marvin Hoffenberg Professor of American Politics, University of California, Los Angeles.
Reviews for The Republican Takeover of Congress
'For political scientists, the 104th Congress presented a golden opportunity to test old theories, describe new arrangements and chart future prospects. This is the first book to take full advantage of the intellectual challenge. It is, at once, a wide-ranging treatment of congressional policymaking and an enlightening window on the new turn in American politics' - Professor Richard F. Fenno, ... Read more