Party and Procedure in the United States Congress Book

Preface Chapter 1: Navigating Congress by Jacob R. Straus Chapter 2: Congressional Leadership: A Resource Perspective by Matthew Glassman Chapter 3: Toppling the King of the Hill: Understanding Innovation in House Practice by James V. Saturno Chapter 4: The Appropriations Process and Limitation Amendments: A Case Study on Party Politics and the House Floor by Jessica Tollestrup Chapter 5: Minority Party Strategies and the Evolution of the Motion to Recommit in the U.S. House by Jennifer Hayes Clark Chapter 6: Let’s Vote: The Rise and Impact of Roll Call Votes in the Age of Electronic Voting by Jacob R. Straus Chapter 7: The Caucus Process as a Catalyst for Democracy by The Honorable Major R. Owens Chapter 8: The Death of Deliberation: Party and Procedure in the Modern United States Senate by James Wallner Chapter 9: Beyond Motions to Table: Exploring the Procedural Toolkit of the Majority Party in the United States Senate by Aaron S. King, Francis J. Orlando, and David W. Rohde Chapter 10: Defense Authorization: The Senate’s Last Best Hope by Colleen J. Shogan Chapter 11: Filibustering and Partisanship in the Modern Senate by Gregory Koger Chapter 12: Ping Pong and Other Congressional Pursuits: Party Leaders and Post-Passage Procedural Choice by Barbara Sinclair Chapter 13: Legislative Sausage-Making: Health Care Reform in the 111th Congress by Mark J. Oleszek and Walter J. Oleszek About the Contributors