02676nam 22005295 450 991078804710332120230912180845.00-300-18226-010.12987/9780300182262(CKB)2670000000590699(StDuBDS)EDZ0001138573(MiAaPQ)EBC3421547(DE-B1597)485708(OCoLC)898893164(DE-B1597)9780300182262(EXLCZ)99267000000059069920200424h20152015 fg engur|||||||||||rdacontentrdacontentrdamediardacarrierUnderdog Politics The Minority Party in the U.S. House of Representatives /Matthew N. GreenNew Haven, CT :Yale University Press,[2015]©20151 online resource illustrations (black and white)0-300-18103-5 1-322-56474-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Preface --One. The Politics Of The Minority Party --Two. Electioneering --Three. Messaging --Four. Obstructing --Five. Legislating --Six. The Minority Party And American Politics --Notes --Bibliography --IndexIn the first comprehensive study of the subject in decades, political scholar Matthew Green disputes the conventional belief that the minority party in the U.S. House of Representatives is an unimportant political player. Examining the record of the House minority party from 1970 to the present, and drawing from a wide range of quantitative and qualitative data, Green shows how and why the minority seeks to influence legislative and political outcomes and demonstrates that the party's efforts can succeed. The result is a fascinating appreciation of what the House minority can do and why it does it, providing readers with new insights into the workings of this famously contentious legislative chamber.Political partiesUnited StatesOpposition (Political science)United StatesUnited StatesPolitics and government1945-1989United StatesPolitics and government1989-Political partiesOpposition (Political science)328.730769POL006000POL015000POL042020bisacshGreen Matthew N.authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut193638DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910788047103321Underdog Politics3814650UNINA