Congress and policy change [electronic resource] / edited by Gerald C. Wright, Jr., Leroy N. Rieselbach, Lawrence C. Dodd.

"Earlier versions of most of these papers were delivered at the Indiana University Conference on Congress and Policy Change in April 1983"--Acknowledgments.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A theory of congressional cycles / Lawrence C. Dodd -- Electoral realignments in the U.S. House of Representatives / David W. Brady -- The politics and policy of race in Congress / Edward G. Carmines and James A. Stimson -- Elections and the potential for policy change in Congress / Gerald C. Wright, Jr. -- Adjusting to the U.S. Senate / Richard F. Fenno, Jr. -- Campaign learning, congressional behavior, and policy change / Marjorie Randon Hershey -- Party leadership and policy change / Barbara Sinclair -- Blocking coalitions and policy change / Roberta Herzberg -- Logrolling in an institutional context / John Ferejohn -- Congress and policy change : issues, answers, and prospects / Leroy N. Rieselbach.

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