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The Senate syndrome : the evolution of procedural warfare in the modern U.S. Senate / Steven S. Smith.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Steven S., 1953-
- Series:
- Julian J. Rothbaum distinguished lecture series ; v. 12.
- Julian J. Rothbaum distinguished lecture series ; v. 12
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Congress. Senate--History.
- United States.
- United States. Congress. Senate.
- History.
- United States. Congress. Senate--Reform.
- Legislation--United States.
- Legislation.
- Political parties--United States.
- Political parties.
- United States--Politics and government.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 410 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2014]
- Contents:
- 1 The Senate Syndrome 15
- Part I Emergence of the Senate Syndrome
- 2 The Procedural Condition of the Senate in the 1950s 49
- 3 The Rise of Individualism, 1961-1976 77
- 4 The Intensification of Individualism and Obstructionism, 1977-1988 120
- 5 Rising Partisanship, 1989-2004 163
- 6 The Emergence of the Senate Syndrome, 2005-2012 209
- 7 Reform by Ruling, 2013 251
- Part II Implications of the Senate Syndrome
- 8 Controversies about Senate Practice 269
- 9 The Media, the Public, and Accountability 289
- 10 The Implications of Reform-by-Ruling 312
- 11 The Senate Syndrome and Reform 332.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 373-389) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0806144394
- 9780806144399
- OCLC:
- 861209636
- Publisher Number:
- 99958495263
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