This section contains a listing of papers in the area of legislative studies that have been presented at professional conventions in recent months. Entries were taken either from preliminary or official convention programs. The following meetings are represented:

APSA:  Papers presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association in Washington, DC, August 31 - September 3, 2000.

SPSA: Papers presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, Georgia, November 9-11, 2000.

APSA Papers

"Accounting for Major Restructuring of State Legislative Committee Systems: The Impact of Executive Branch Reorganizations," K. Hamm, R. Hedlund, L. Delgado.

"Agenda Power in the Senate," A. Capmbell, G. Cox, M. McCubbins.

"Analyzing Institutional Change: Bill Introduction in the U.S. Senate, 1789-1890," J. Cooper, E. Rybicki.

"Appropriations Committee Earmarks and Vote-Buying in the U. S. Senate: DO Both Parties Do It?" D. Evans.

"As Good as it Gets? Public Support in a Partisan Climate," D. Kimball.

"Assessing Congressional Performance," R. Davidson.

"Campaign Fundraising and Political Ambition in Congress: The Influence of Member-to-Member Contributions," E. Heberlig.

"Congress, Legislative Performance, and American Political Development," J. Lapinski.

"Congressional Leaders and the Winnowing of Legislation," G. Krutz.

"Congressional Staff as Members of Congress: Standing for Election, the Congressional Career," S. Hammond, C. M. Jorstad.

"Controlling the House Appropriations Agenda: 1953-1994," G. Bovitz.

"Conventional Politics in Exceptional Times: Representation, Impeachment, and the Power of Money," I. Morris.

"Developing Measurements of Congressional Leadership: A Proposal and Initial Report," C. Rhodes.

"The Distributive Politics of Federal Grants: Some Empirical Tests," H. W. Maddox.

"The Dynamics of Senate Campaign Strategies," P. Kenney, K. Kahn.

"The Effects of Divided Government on the Ideological Content of Legislation," C. Covington, A. Bargen.

"The Electoral Basis of Partisan Polarization in Congress," G. Jacobson.

"The Electoral Consequences of Position Taking in Congress: Exploring the Relationship Between Roll Call Behavior and House Election Results," G. Bovitz.

"Explaining Congressional Provocation of Presidential Vetoes," J. Gilmour.

"Female Legislators and the Women's Rights Agenda," C. Wolbrecht.

"Floor Decision Making in the U.S. Senate," L. Evans.

"From the Sidelines to the Trenches: Senate Careers Since WWII," L. Arnold.

"Geographic Politics in Bicameral Perspective: The Politics of Distributing Federal Funds for Transportation," F. Lee.

"Going Public and Staying Private: House Leaders' Use of Media Strategies of Legislative Coalition Building," D. Harris.

"How Strong Should Our Party be? Party Member Preferences Over Party Strength," E. Bergman.

"How to Make Legislatures Popular with the Public," J. Hibbing.

"The Impact of Money on Congressional Elections," G. Copeland.

"Incrementalism and Single Issue Politics: Abortion Policy in the U.S. Congress (94th-105th Congresses)," S. Ainsworth.

"Institutional Evolution and the Rise of the Tuesday-Thursday Club in the House of Representatives," B. Sala, T. Nokken.

"Intra-Party Voting in the House of Representatives and Public Opinion: A Time Series Analysis," D. Hogberg.

"Invisible Power: Congressional Staff and Representation Behind the Scenes," C. Simon Rosenthal, L. Bell.

"Leadership and Followership in the U.S. Senate: Rational Behavior or the Norm of Cooperation," L. M. Overby, L. Bell.

"Legislative Perspectives on Direct Democracy: A Three Nation Study, " T. Donovan, J. Karp.

"The Localization of House Politics? Incumbency Disappearance of Partisan Vote Shifts," B. Tamas.

"Making Lemonade out of Lemons: Institutional Responses to Term Limits in State Legislatures," T. Little.

"Making Public Policy or Making the Trains Run on Time: A Comparison of the Information Sources of Policy and Process Oriented Leaders," T. Little, J. Clark.

"Minorty Politics, National Implications: Representing Minority-Majority Districts," S. Friedman.

"More Than Reelection: Media Events in the U.S. Senate, 1979-1998," P. Sellers.

"New Members of the House: First Year Legislators in COngress," M. Potoski, T. Rice.

"PAC Contributions as Signals to Legislative Agents," R. Hall, K. Miler.

"Party Effects in the Senate," E. Lawrence, F. Maltzman, S. Smith.

"Party, Gender, and Racial Influences on Candidates in Congressional Elections," F. Gilliam, Jr., K. Whitby.

"Party Leadership and Committee Jurisdictions in the U.S. House," W. Hixon, A. Wicks.

"Party Registration Laws and Voter Partisanship, 1892-1908," A. Harvey.

"The Politics of Asking: House Member Committee Requests in the Early 20th Century," E. Lawrence, F. Maltzman.

"The Politics of Public Pressure and the Pendleton Act of 1883," S. Theriault.

"Position-Taking versus Fence-Straddling in the U.S. Congress: Does a Diverse Constituency Promote Legislator Obfuscation?" D. Jones.

"Post-Congressional Lobbying and Legislative Sponsorship: Do Members Reward Their Future Employers?" A. Santos.

"The President's Lieutenants: Clinton's Use of Political and Career Executives to Advocate Presidential Priorities on Capitol Hill," J. Dolan.

"The Public's Need for Ethical Lawmakers," R. Herrick, M. Moore.

"Racial Gerrymandering and Minority Representation: Theory and Evidence on When," A. Szarawarski.

"Redistricting and the Future of Minority Representation," C. Menifield.

"The Redistricting Cycle and the Importance of National Factors in House Races," B. Larson, S. Globetti.

"Representation in State Legislatures: Higher Education Policy in Arizona," L. Richardson, B. Russell

"Representation versus Self Interests in U.S. Politics: The Case of Tobacco," B. Burden.

"The Rise to Power and Turnover Among Leaders in Congress," S. Ahuja.

"Running on Empty: Exogeneous and Endogeneous Explanations of Turf Control in Energy Policy," J. Worsham.

"Of Shotguns, Rifles, and Hoppers: The Strategic Determinants of Bill Sponsorship and Legislative Effectiveness in the U.S. House of Representatives," J. Box-Steffensmeier, V. Sincalir Chapman.

"Sources of Partisan Competition in State Legislative Elections," R. Hogan.

"Speakership Contests: The Problem of Strategic Voting Under Plurality Rule," C. Stewart, J. Jenkins.

"State Electoral Structures and Party Control of the House of Representatives from 1840 to 1940," S. Kernell, E. Engstrom.

"Static Ambition in a Changing World: Legislators, Preparations for Redistricting," R. Boatright.

"Strategic Leadership in Congress: The Use of Senate Rules to Shape Intra-Chamber and Inter-Chamber Legislative Behavior," W. Schiller.

"Transforming Congress from the Inside: Women in Committee," N. Norton.

"Voting Scared? The Impact of Going Public on Electorally Vulnerable Members of Congress," R. Powell, D. Schloyer.

"When to Risk It? How Office Holders Decide to Run for the U.S. House," C. Maestas, L. S. Maisel.

"Where Have All the Moderates Gone, Long Time Passing? The Disappearance of Cross-Pressured in Congress," J. Bond, R. Fleisher.

"Which Senators Receive Media Coverage and Why?" S. Theriault, D. Brady.

"Will the Triangle Be Unbroken? Interest Group Perceptions of the Effects of Term Limits," G. Moncrief, J. Thompson.

"Women, Committees, and Power in the Senate," L. Arnold.

SPSA Papers:

"1998 Florida House Election and Campaign Contributions: Year of the Woman At Last," J. Corey, University of Miami.

"Agency, Autonomy, and Party Leadership in the U.S. House: The Politics of the Rules Process," R. Wike, Emory University.

"Asa Hutchinson and Lindsay Graham: Principle or Pragmatism in the Impeachment of President Clinton?" A. Snyder, Regent University.

"The Benefits of Costs and Party Switching: The Electoral Fortunes of Legislators Who Switch Parties," C. Grose and A. Yoshunaka, University of Rochester.

"Canceling Each Other Out: Determinants of Vote Disagreement in Bipartisan Senate Delegations," T. Veercellotti, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

"Candidates, Strategy, and Recruitment in the 2000 House Elections," S. Roberds, Southern utah University and P. Bridgmon, University of Alabama.

"Caucuses and Deliberation in the House of Representatives," C. Carroll, Emory University.

"Completing Goals: Theories of Legislative Organization and Legislative Rules of Procedure," N. Martorano, Rice University.

"Congressional Authorization of the General Agreement on Tariffs and trade, 1993-1994: Reevaluating Consistency in Roll Call Voting," T. Nokken, University of Houston.

"Congressional Voting on Constitutional Amendments," J. Clark, Western Michigan University.

"Debunking the Myth: Carter, Congress, and the Politics of Airline Deregulation," C. Dolan, University of South Carolina and D. Cohen, University of Akron.

"Diverging the Interpretations of House Elections," J. Stonecash, Syracuse University.

"Divisive Primaries and Congressional Elections," C. Goodman, University of Houston.

"The Effect of Committee Assignments on Electoral Success and Party Loyalty," J. Bernstein, Eastern Michigan University.

"Electoral and Partisan Dynamics in the Roosevelt Era: Exploring the Outcome of the 1938 Congressional Elections," J. Carson, Michigan State University.

"The Emergence of the U.S. House Speaker as Policy Leader, 1789-1825," M. Gunning and R. Strahan, Emory University.

"Fighting for Women's Issues on the House Floor: An Analysis of Floor Amending Behavior in the 103rd and 104th Congress," M. Swers, Mary Washington College.

"'Follow the Leader' Revisited: Understanding Presidential Success in Congress," M. Eisenstein, Purdue University, Calumet and M. Witting, Purdue University.

"Gender Differences in Political Campaigns for the State Legislature," R. Hogan, Louisiana State University.

"Gubernational and Senatorial Campaign Mobilization of Voters," R. Jackson, Washington State University.

"Hazardous Waste Management: A View from the State Legislatures," T. Bowen, University of North Florida.

"Hear No Evil, See No Evil, Speak No Evil? Congressional Committee Hearings, Framing, and Bias," E. O'Brien and S. Hammond, American University.

"How Did Bucking the Party Line on Impeachment Affect Members' Re-Election Bids?" D. Jacobsen, Texas Tech University.

"How Legislators Decide: The Impact of Committee Restructuring," K. Maslin-Wicks, Hendrix College and M. McDonald, Binghampton University.

"Ideological PAC Contributions to Female Congressional Candidates," J. Deitz, University of Georgia.

"Impeachment Debate Votes: Did They Affect1998 Mid-Term Election Results?" R. Bentley, Georgia State University.

"I'm Giving at the Office: Member to Member Contribution Strategies in the U.S. Congress," E. Heberlig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte.

"Incrementalism and Single Issue Politics: Abortion Policy in the U.S. Congress from the 94th to the 105th Congress," T. Hall and S. Ainsworth, University of Georgia.

"The Influence of the NRA in House Elctions," C. Kenny, Louisiana State University, M. McBurnett, Abacus Direct, and D. Bordus, University of Illinois.

"The Institutional Sources of Divided Government in the United States," D. Rickman and D, Franklin, Georgia State University.

"Isolating the Origins of the Incumbency Advantage: An Analysis of House Primaries, 1956-1990," J. Alford and K. Arcenaux, Rice University.

"Leadership and Innovation in Senate Committees," V. Moscardelli, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

"Legislating Morality: Gay Rights Issues and the Legislative Process," E. Oldmixon, University of Florida.

"Life in the "Cheap Seats": An Update on Applying the Campbell Operationalization of Partisan Bias to U.S. State Lower House Elections," K. Wink, University of Texas, Tyler and R. Weber, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

"Media Coverage of Female State Legislative Candidates," M. Thomas, University of Georgia.

"One Dimension or Two? An Analysis of Roll-Call Voting on Women's Issues," J. Roberts, Purdue University.

"Party and Ideological Voting in the Florida Legislature: 1961-1999," A. Jewett, University of Central Florida.

"Party Defectors on Roll Call votes in the U.S. House of Representatives: Who They Are and Why They Do It," K. Conway, American University.

"Parties, Leaders, and Committee Jurisdictions," W. Hixon, College of William and Mary, A. Wicks, University of Rochester.

"Planning Legislative Careers Under Term Limits: A Longitudinal Analysis of Michigan Legislators," J. Penning, Calvin College.

"The Policy Implications of Special Rules: A Cross-Chamber Assessment of Legislation from the 97th, 98th, 104th, and 105th Congresses," B. Marshall, University of Missouri, St. Louis.

"Political Sophistication and Economic Voting in Congressional Elections: A Heterogeneous Theory of Attribution," B. Gomez, University of South Carolina and J. M. Wilson, Southern Methodist University.

"Purchasing Support or Rewarding Loyalty? Roll Call Behavior and the Distribution of Campaign Funds by National Party Organizations," T. Nokken, University of Houston.

"Senate Committees: Preference Outliers or What?" P. Roach and W. Gillespie, University of Georgia.

"Southern Congressional Candidates' Strategic Reaction to Realignment," J. Williamson, Emory University.

"State and Congressional Electoral District Characteristics: Aggregate Effects of Redistricting on Voter Behavior," R. Engstrom, University of Wyoming.

"The Strategic Impact of Procedural Reforms in the U.S. House: An Analysis of Committee Behavior Under Republican Rule," C. Finocchiaro, Michigan State University.

"Suburbanization and State Policy Making," K. Boeckelman, Western Illinois University.

"Surge and Decline in the 1990s: Evidence from the 1992-1994 Electoral Cycle," D. Putz, University of Houston.

"The Suspension of Rules and Extreme Committees: Explaining the Defeat of Bills on the Floor," O. Takeda, Princeton University.

"Voters, Parties, and Representatives: Why the House of Representatives is So Partisan," D. Lucas, Hobart and William Smith Colleges.

"What Role Does the Marriage Gap Play in Congressional Elections?" C. Owens, Southern Illinois University.

"Women in Congress: A Positive Influence on Outcomes in Social Welfare Policy," R. Russ-Sellers, University of South Carolina.