TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Steven S. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Party influence in Congress AV - JK1021 .S65 2007eb U1 - 328.73 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Cambridge, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - United States KW - Congress KW - Political parties KW - Power (Social sciences) KW - Politics and government KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-244) and index; Introduction -- The micro-foundations of theories of Congressional parties -- The types and sources of party influence -- The search for direct party effects -- Recent theories of party influence : cartel and conditional party -- Government theory -- Revisiting pivotal and party politics -- Reexamining the direct and indirect influence of party in the House and Senate -- More than a conclusion; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10182280 ER -