[PDF] The Impact Of Party Campaign Contributions On Party Loyalty In The Us House Of Representatives eBook

Author : Damon M. Cann
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 10,96 MB
Release : 2008-07-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0791478106

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Documents the ever-larger sums donated by incumbent members of Congress to their parties and other candidates, and discusses the consequences.

Author : Marian Currinder
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 15,85 MB
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0429967411

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Money in the House provides a compelling look at how the drive to raise campaign money has come to dominate congressional party politics. Author Marian Currinder examines the rise of member-to-member and member-to-party giving as part of a broader process that encourages ambitious House members to compete for power by raising money for the party and its candidates. As the margin between parties in the House has narrowed, the political environment has become fiercely competitive. Because electoral success is largely equated with fundraising success, the party that raises the most money is at a distinct advantage. In addition to relying on outside interests and individuals for campaign contributions, the congressional parties increasingly call on their own members to give for the good of the whole. As a result, lawmakers must devote ever-increasing amounts of time to fundraising. The fundraising expectations for members who wish to advance in the chamber are even higher. By requiring their members to raise and redistribute tremendous amounts of money in order to gain power in the chamber, the parties benefit from their members' ambitious pursuits. Currinder argues that the new 'rule of money' is fundamentally altering the way House members pursue power and the way congressional parties define and reward loyalty.

Author : Nathan W. Monroe
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,67 MB
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0226534944

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Recent research on the U.S. House of Representatives largely focuses on the effects of partisanship, but the strikingly less frequent studies of the Senate still tend to treat parties as secondary considerations in a chamber that gives its members far more individual leverage than congressmen have. In response to the recent increase in senatorial partisanship, Why Not Parties? corrects this imbalance with a series of original essays that focus exclusively on the effects of parties in the workings of the upper chamber. Illuminating the growing significance of these effects, the contributors explore three major areas, including the electoral foundations of parties, partisan procedural advantage, and partisan implications for policy. In the process, they investigate such issues as whether party discipline can overcome Senate mechanisms that invest the most power in individuals and small groups; how parties influence the making of legislation and the distribution of pork; and whether voters punish senators for not toeing party lines. The result is a timely corrective to the notion that parties don’t matter in the Senate—which the contributors reveal is far more similar to the lower chamber than conventional wisdom suggests.

Author : Kathryn Pearson
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 14,56 MB
Release : 2015-08-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0472119613

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A breakthrough study that looks at the disciplinary measures which party leaders employ to command loyalty from members

Author : Eric S. Heberlig
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 16,98 MB
Release : 2012-03-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0472118137

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Fundraising for the party has rapidly replaced more traditional criteria for advancement and other rewards in Congress