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Autore |
Wawro Gregory J (Gregory John) |
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Titolo |
Filibuster : obstruction and lawmaking in the U.S. Senate / / Gregory J. Wawro and Eric Schickler |
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Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , [2006] |
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©2006 |
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ISBN |
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0-691-12509-0 |
1-4008-4947-0 |
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Edizione |
[Course Book] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (326 p.) |
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Collana |
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Princeton studies in American politics : historical, international, and comparative perspectives |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Filibusters (Political science) - United States |
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Formato |
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 (pages [285]-301) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Obstruction in Theoretical Context -- Chapter 3. The Mutability of Senate Rules -- Chapter 4. Where's the Pivot? -- Chapter 5. Dilatory Motions and the Success of Obstruction -- Chapter 6. Obstruction and the Tariff -- Chapter 7. Slavery and Obstruction in the Antebellum Senate -- Chapter 8. Obstruction and Institutional Change -- Chapter 9. Cloture Reform Reconsidered -- Chapter 10. The Impact of Cloture on the Appropriations Process -- Chapter 11. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- Backmatter |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Parliamentary obstruction, popularly known as the "filibuster," has been a defining feature of the U.S. Senate throughout its history. In this book, Gregory J. Wawro and Eric Schickler explain how the Senate managed to satisfy its lawmaking role during the nineteenth and early twentieth century, when it lacked seemingly essential formal rules for governing debate. What prevented the Senate from self-destructing during this time? The authors argue that in a system where filibusters played out as wars of attrition, the threat of rule changes prevented the institution from devolving into parliamentary chaos. They show that institutional patterns of behavior induced by inherited rules did not render Senate rules immune from fundamental changes. The authors' |
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