02763nam 2200589Ia 450 991045238350332120200520144314.01-299-46389-40-300-15319-810.12987/9780300153194(CKB)2550000001019309(OCoLC)841172212(CaPaEBR)ebrary10687918(SSID)ssj0000860833(PQKBManifestationID)11503870(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860833(PQKBWorkID)10914667(PQKB)11725374(MiAaPQ)EBC3421166(DE-B1597)484983(DE-B1597)9780300153194(Au-PeEL)EBL3421166(CaPaEBR)ebr10687918(CaONFJC)MIL477639(EXLCZ)99255000000101930920090911d2010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe speaker of the House[electronic resource] a study of leadership /Matthew N. GreenNew Haven Yale University Pressc20101 online resource (301 p.) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-15318-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-279) and index.Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-279) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1. "An Office of Great Honor and Influence" -- Chapter 2. Speaking and Voting on the House Floor -- Chapter 3. Sam Rayburn and John McCormack -- Chapter 4. Speaker Leadership in the Reform and Post-Reform House -- Chapter 5. Leadership beyond the Floor, 1941- 1998 -- Chapter 6. The Hastert Speakership -- Chapter 7. Goal-Oriented Leadership: Trends and Implications -- Appendix A. Sources and Use of Data -- Appendix B. Categorizing Instances of Floor Voting -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexMatthew N. Green provides the first comprehensive analysis of how the Speaker of the House has exercised legislative leadership from 1940 to the present. Green finds that the Speaker's party loyalty is tempered by a host of competing objectives, including reelection, passage of desired public policy laws, handling the interests of the president, and meeting the demands of the House as a whole.Political leadershipUnited StatesElectronic books.Political leadership328.73/0762Green Matthew N.1970-1048594MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452383503321The speaker of the House2476997UNINA