04241cam a2200697 a 4500 118066 118066 9917811092104201 BJBSDDR 20230411090857.0 m r d | ta 130506s2013 njuad ob 001 0 eng d 2013013888 9780691137827 (pbk.) 069113782X (pbk.) (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)992550000001104460 MiAaPQ MiAaPQ MiAaPQ eng eng n-us--- nju US-NJ JK 1021 L313s 2013 328.73 Lapinski, John S., 1967- 26714 The substance of representation : Congress, American political development, and lawmaking / John S. Lapinski. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2013. viii, 181 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Princeton studies in American politics : historical, international, and comparative perspectives Includes bibliographical references and index. Policy issue substance and the revitalization of legislative studies Bringing policy issue substance back in Political polarization and issues: a new perspective The case studies: policy issue substance and the political behavior of members of congress (with David Bateman) Legislative accomplishment and policy issue substance Explaining lawmaking in the United States, 1877-1994 At the crossroads: policy issue substance, congress, and American political development Lawmaking 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. Specialized. English United States. Congress. Estados Unidos. Congreso 7977 Legislation United States. Legislación Estados Unidos 10685 United States Politics and government. Estados Unidos Política y gobierno 2202 Electronic books. 0-691-13781-1 1-299-72558-9 Princeton studies in American politics 26715 BOOK lcc BK 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2022-11-07 0 JK 1021 L313s 2013 00000165652 2022-11-07 00:00:00 1 2022-11-07 BK