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Bobic Michael P. |
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With the people's consent : Howard Baker leads the senate 1977-1984 / / Michael P. Bobic |
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Lanham, [Maryland] : , : University Press of America, Inc., , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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0-7618-6502-0 |
0-7618-6500-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (294 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Legislators - United States |
United States Politics and government |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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With The People's Consent; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Howard Baker and Leadership in the United States Senate; Why Study Howard Baker?; Why Use Roll Call Votes to Study Howard Baker?; Leadership's Effects on Voting Patterns; Are Roll Call Votes a Reliable Tool for Analyzing Leadership Influence?; What Types of Roll Call Patterns Should Be Explored?; The General Theory of Coalition Behavior; The General Theory of Party Cohesion; The General Theory of Voting Success; Conclusion; Chapter 2: Defining Terms and Approaches to Analyzing Roll Calls |
Roll Calls: Complex Data with Complex SolutionsThe Data for Analysis: What Votes to Explore?; Studies of Congressional Coalition Behavior: Basic Concepts and Approaches; Studies of Congressional Party Cohesion: Basic Concepts and Approaches; Winning Votes: Putting Coalitions and Cohesion in the Party to Work; Conclusion; Chapter 3: Modeling Baker's Leadership in the Senate; The Data; Modeling Coalition Building by Howard Baker: The Statistical Issue; Modeling Baker's Ability to Build Cohesion in the Senate: The Statistical Issue |
Modeling Baker's Efforts to Win in the Senate: The Statistical IssueConclusion; Chapter 4: Howard Baker in the 95th Congress: Leading through Cooperation; Baker as Minority Leader: 1977 and |
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