05694nam 2201129 a 450 991077970640332120230124184023.00-691-13782-X1-4008-4863-610.1515/9781400848638(CKB)2550000001104460(EBL)1213977(OCoLC)852899131(SSID)ssj0000917139(PQKBManifestationID)11505017(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000917139(PQKBWorkID)10892418(PQKB)10144479(MiAaPQ)EBC1213977(StDuBDS)EDZ0001747778(MdBmJHUP)muse43454(DE-B1597)453953(OCoLC)979742387(DE-B1597)9781400848638(Au-PeEL)EBL1213977(CaPaEBR)ebr10733112(CaONFJC)MIL503809(EXLCZ)99255000000110446020130506d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe substance of representation[electronic resource] Congress, American political development, and lawmaking /John S. LapinskiCourse BookPrinceton Princeton University Press20131 online resource (196 p.)Princeton studies in American politics : historical, international, and comparative perspectivesDescription based upon print version of record.0-691-13781-1 1-299-72558-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter I. Policy Issue Substance and the Revitalization of Legislative Studies -- Chapter II. Bringing Policy Issue Substance Back In -- Chapter III. Political Polarization and Issues: A New Perspective -- Chapter IV. The Case Studies: Policy Issue Substance and the Political Behavior of Members of Congress (with David Bateman) -- Chapter V. Legislative Accomplishment and Policy Issue Substance -- Chapter VI. Explaining Lawmaking in the United States, 1877-1994 -- Chapter VII. At the Crossroads: Policy Issue Substance, Congress, and American Political Development -- Bibliography -- Index -- BackmatterLawmaking is crucial to American democracy because it completely defines and regulates the public life of the nation. Yet despite its importance, political scientists spend very little time studying the direct impact that the politics surrounding a particular issue has on lawmaking. The Substance of Representation draws on a vast range of historical and empirical data to better understand how lawmaking works across different policy areas. Specifically, John Lapinski introduces a theoretically grounded method for parsing policy issues into categories, and he shows how policymaking varies in predictable ways based on the specific issue area being addressed. Lapinski examines the ways in which key factors that influence policymaking matter for certain types of policy issues, and he includes an exhaustive look at how elite political polarization shifts across these areas. He considers how Congress behaves according to the policy issue at hand, and how particular areas--such as war, sovereignty issues, and immigration reform--change legislative performance. Relying on records of all Congressional votes since Reconstruction and analyzing voting patterns across policy areas from the late nineteenth to late twentieth centuries, Lapinski provides a comprehensive historical perspective on lawmaking in order to shed light on current practices. Giving a clear picture of Congressional behavior in the policymaking process over time, The Substance of Representation provides insights into the critical role of American lawmaking.Princeton studies in American politics.LegislationUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and government95th Congress.American democracy.American lawmaking.American political development.American politics.Congress.Congressional behaviour.House of Representatives.Theodore Lowi.U.S. Comgress.U.S. Congress.U.S. lawmakers.U.S. senators.congressional studies.contemporary lawmaking.deductive theory.elite polarization.elite political polarization.lawmaking.legislation.legislative accomplishment.legislative behavior.legislative output.legislative productivity.normal science.policy classification schemas.policy issue area.policy issue substance.policy substance.policy-coding schema.policymaking process.policymaking.political behavior.political polarization.political preferences.politics.roll call votes.roll call voting.substance-oriented research.Legislation328.73Lapinski John S.1967-1538578MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910779706403321The substance of representation3847150UNINA