LEADER 03383nam 22006732 450 001 9910820824703321 005 20160419145455.0 010 $a1-107-18363-4 010 $a1-280-91731-8 010 $a9786610917310 010 $a0-511-81261-2 010 $a0-511-29050-0 010 $a0-511-28990-1 010 $a0-511-28862-X 010 $a0-511-30187-1 010 $a0-511-28930-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000351884 035 $a(EBL)311284 035 $a(OCoLC)173240514 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000305646 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11219411 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000305646 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10293185 035 $a(PQKB)11316628 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780511812613 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC311284 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL311284 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10182280 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL91731 035 $a(OCoLC)780858512 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000351884 100 $a20141103d2007|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aParty influence in Congress /$fSteven S. Smith$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2007. 215 $a1 online resource (ix, 254 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-521-70387-5 311 $a0-521-87888-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction -- The microfoundations of theories of Congressional parties -- The types and sources of party influence -- The search for direct party effects -- Recent theories of party influence : cartel and conditional party government theory -- Revisiting pivotal and party politics -- Reexamining the direct and indirect influence of party in the House and Senate -- More than a conclusion. 330 $aParty Influence in Congress challenges current arguments and evidence about the influence of political parties in the US Congress. Steven S. Smith argues that theory must reflect policy, electoral, and collective party goals. These goals call for flexible party organizations and leadership strategies. They demand that majority party leaders control the flow of legislation; package legislation and time action to build winning majorities and attract public support; work closely with a president of their party; and influence the vote choices for legislators. Smith observes that the circumstantial evidence of party influence is strong, multiple collective goals remain active ingredients after parties are created, party size is an important factor in party strategy, both negative and positive forms of influence are important to congressional parties, and the needle-in-the-haystack search for direct influence continues to prove frustrating. 606 $aPolitical parties$zUnited States 606 $aPower (Social sciences)$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government 615 0$aPolitical parties 615 0$aPower (Social sciences) 676 $a328.73 700 $aSmith$b Steven S.$f1953-$0269304 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820824703321 996 $aParty influence in Congress$94005109 997 $aUNINA