Volume 29, Number 2, July 2006
This section contains a listing of papers
in the area of legislative studies that have been presented at
professional convention sin recent mnths. Entries were taken
either from preliminary or official convention programs. The following
meetings are represented:
MPSA
– Papers presented at the Midwest
Political Science Association annual meeting, April 20-23, 2006, Chicago.
NPSA – Papers presented at the Northeastern
Political Science Association annual meeting, November 17-19, 2005,
Philadelphia.
SPSA
– Papers presented at the
Southern Political Science Association annual meeting, January 5-7,
2006, Atlanta.
WPSA – Papers presented at the Western Political Science Association annual meeting, March 16-19, 2006, Albuquerque.
Midwest Political Science
Association (MPSA)
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Author |
Title of Paper |
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Ainsworth, Scott;
Hall, Thad |
The Timing and
Structuring of Abortion-Related Proposals in the U.S. House |
|
Allen, Neal; Teigen,
Jeremy M. |
Iraq War Veterans and
the 2006 Elections: An Analysis of Candidate Quality |
|
Anderson, William D. |
The President's
Agenda: Presidential Position-Taking in the U.S. House |
|
Bath, Michael G.;
Miller, Michael |
Public Financing,
Legislative Professionalism, and Competition in Wisconsin, Arizona,
and Maine State Legislative Races |
|
Baughman, John |
Postal Reform in the
1840s: Corruption, Development and Party Power |
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Bishin, Benjamin G. |
Competition,
Representation and Subconstituencies |
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Bond, Jon R.;
Fleisher, Richard; Krutz, Glen R. |
The Presumption of
Success on Presidential Appointments Reconsidered: How Delay Has
become the Primary Method of Defeating Nominees |
|
Bowles, Daniel R. |
Deceived by Emotion?:
House Members' Votes on the USA Patriot Act |
|
Braeuninger, Thomas;
Debus, Marc |
The Sources of
Bipartisan Politics in Parliamentary Democracies |
|
Buchler, Justin M. |
A Deterrence Model of
Congressional Elections: The Polarizing Effects of Quality Challengers
in Congressional Elections |
|
Burden, Barry C. |
Committee Discharge
and Minority Party Discontent in the House of Representatives |
|
Burmila, Edward M. |
Party-Switching Among
Incumbent State Legislators |
|
Campbell, Kristin L. |
Read My Lips:
Senatorial Promises and Performance |
|
Clark, Jennifer H. |
Institutional and
Environmental Influences on Legislative Outcomes |
|
Cobb, Michael D.;
Farahi, Yasmin |
Scandals in the News:
Different Sexes, Different Coverage? |
|
Cohen, Jeffrey E.;
Eshbaugh-Soha, Matthew |
Recommend for Their
consideration: The President's Legislative Policy Agenda, 1789-2004 |
|
Covington, Cary R. |
Testing for the Effect
of Party in the Senate: The Jeffords' Switch |
|
Curran, Margaret Ann;
Schubert, James N. |
Appearance Effects on
Legislative Careers |
|
Cutrone, Michael |
Presidential Targeting
of Members of Congress |
|
Dalager, Jon, K |
Campaign Finance
Reform: What Does it Take to Motivate Congress? |
|
Degregorio, Christine |
Promoting Policy in a
Mediated Democracy: Congress, Lobbying and the News |
|
Desposato, Scott |
Party Cohesion and
Strategic Abstentions |
|
Ensley, Michael J.;
Basinger, Scott J. |
Confronting Strategic
Behavior in Congressional Elections Research |
|
Erler, Helen A. |
The Gendered Effects
of State Legislative Redistricting |
|
Evans, C. Lawrence;
Blue, Edward P.; Ferree, Logan H.; Petry, Angela S. |
Minority Party
Influence in the U.S. House |
|
Evans, Diana |
Hostile Amendments on
Senate Appropriations Bills, 1995-2000 |
|
Evans, Jocelyn J.;
Stanquist, Stephen |
Congress Under Attack:
Congressional Office Administration Post-9/11 |
|
Finocchiaro, Charles J.;
Jenkins, Jeffrey A. |
The Politics of
Military Service Pensions in the Antebellum U.S. Congress |
|
Fisher, Patrick |
Congressional Support
for Deficit Reduction: Taxing versus Spending |
|
Fukumoto, Kentaro;
Tatebayashi, Masahiko |
The Effect of Position
on Re-election and Promotion of Legislators |
|
Fulton, Sarah. A. |
Gender and
Electability in Professionalized Institutions |
|
Godbout, Jean-Francois |
The Impact of
Incumbency on Political Participation |
|
Goodman, Craig; Scott,
Kevin |
Congressional
Reorganization of the Federal Judiciary from 1875-1891 |
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Grindlife, Stonegarden |
Omnibus Appropriations:
Creatures of Gridlock, Dereliction, or Design? |
|
Gulati, Girish J. |
Gender and the
Presentation of Self at Home and in the Office |
|
Han, Jeong Hun |
Electoral Signals and
Strategic Legislative Voting in Multi-Level System |
|
Han, Sang-Jung |
Revisiting the Rules
Committee: Do Restrictive Rules Control Floor Votes? |
|
Hansen, Martin |
Explaining Parliamentary
Dimensionality through Institutions |
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Harbridge, Laurel M.;
Brady, David W. |
Polarization and
Congressional Policy: Gridlock or Extremism? |
|
Hartog, Chris Den;
Monroe, Nathan W. |
Agenda Control
Uncovered: Motions to Table in the Senate |
|
Hatcher, Andrea C. |
US Senate majority
Leaders and Distributive Politics |
|
Hofrenning, Daniel |
Organized Religious
Interests in American National Politics |
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Holm, Peter M.;
Werner, Timothy |
Committees, Leaders
and Congressional Effects on Presidential Uses of Force |
|
Howell, William G.;
Berry, Christopher; Burden, Barry |
Matters of Life and
Death: The Durability of Discretionary Programs in the Post-War Era |
|
Hug, Simon |
Selection Effects in
Roll Call Votes |
|
Jarvis, Matthew G. |
Clinton's Veto
Threats: Speaking Often, and the Need to Wield the Big Stick |
|
Jeong, Hoi-Ok |
Popular Presidents'
Strategic Choices Under Divided Government |
|
Johnson, Andrea L. |
The French Senate: A
Representative Institution Foreign to Its Own People |
|
Johnson, Joel W. |
Political Institutions
and the utility of Campaign Finance in Comparative Perspective |
|
Kang, Insun |
Legislative
Professionalization and Divided Government in U.S. States |
|
Kanthak, Kristin;
Norrander, Barbara; Running, Katrina |
Incumbency, Risk, and
the Gender Gap |
|
Kellermann, Michael |
All in the Family:
Advantages of Second-Generation U.S. House Candidates |
|
Kim, Henry A. |
Agenda Setting, Clout
and Logrolls in the U.S. House |
|
Koger, Gregory |
Going to the Mattress:
Filibustering in Congress, 1789-1901 |
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Konrath, Sara H.;
Foldes, Dave; Schwarz, Norbert; Francies, Kevin; Hayes, Anise; Albo,
Daniel |
Face-ism in Online
Representations of Politicians in Four Western Countries |
|
Larcinese, Valentino;
Besley, Timothy |
Working or Shirking? A
Closer Look at MPs' Expenses and Attendance |
|
Larson, Bruce A.;
Heberlig, Eric S. |
Paving for the New
Party Fundraising Expectations in the U.S. House |
|
Lazarus, Jeffrey |
Candidate Entry in
State-Wide Elections |
|
Lee, Frances E. |
Agenda Change and
Party Polarization in the U.S. Senate, 1976-2003 |
|
Loomis, Burdett A. |
Does K Street Run
Through Capitol Hill? Lobbying in a Republican Era |
|
MacDonald, Jason A. |
Institutional Change
and the Congressional Appropriations Process |
|
Madonna, Anthony |
A Historical Analysis
of Points of Order in the United States Senate |
|
Mann, Carlos Guevara |
Reelection,
Rent-seeking, and Impunity Among Panamanian Legislators |
|
Marshall, Bryan W.;
Kelley, Chris S. |
Last Mover Advantage:
Presidential Power and the Role of Signing Statements |
|
McNeal, Ramona S.;
Schmeida, Mary; Hale, Kathleen |
Personal Politics:
Explaining State-level Financial Disclosure Laws |
|
McTague, John Michael;
Pearson-Merkowitz, Shanna |
Voting From the Pew:
The Effect of Senators' Religious Affiliations on Cultural Issues
Votes: 1976-2004 |
|
Mead, Lawrence M. |
Welfare Politics in
Congress |
|
Meagher, Richard J. |
The Right Ideas:
Political Operatives, Idea Networks, and Tax Cuts |
|
Miller, Beth |
Constructing Optimal
Campaign Strategies: A Test of Public Opinion Models |
|
Mitchell, Nathan |
State Primary
Elections and Institutional Incentives for Women Candidates to Run for
Office |
|
Moffett, Ken |
Partisan Differences
and Restrictive Rules in the U.S. House |
|
Monroe, Burt L.;
Quinn, Kevin; Colaresi, Michael; Radev, Dragomir; Abney, Steven,
Crespin, Michael, Balazer, Jacob |
Legislative Rhetoric
and Policy Agendas |
|
Ono, Keiko |
Polarizing President:
Partisan Legacy of George W. Bush |
|
Panagopoulos, Costas |
Campaign Dynamics in
Battleground and Non-Battleground States |
|
Primo, David M.;
Snyder, James M. |
Party Strength, the
Personal Vote, and Government Spending |
|
Ray, Leonard; Kromer,
Mileah K. |
Determinants of Roll
Call Abstention in the European Parliament |
|
Restad, Hilde E. |
Executive-Congressional
Information Sharing in Foreign Policy |
|
Rickards, Dylan |
Predicting Individual
Party Switchers in the US Congress |
|
Rickershauser, Jill |
'Going Local':
Candidate Appearances, Political Knowledge and Issue Concerns |
|
Ringquist, Evan J.;
Neshkova, Milena |
Campaign Promises and
Environmental Policy Choices in the US Senate |
|
Roscoe, Doug |
Campaign Effects in US
State Legislative Elections |
|
Rosenberg, William L. |
Supreme Court
Appointments: Advice and Consent, Separation of Powers |
|
Rothenberg, Lawrence
S.; Chiou, Fang-Yi |
Curing Obstruction?
Potential Effects of Reforming the Filibuster |
|
Rozzi, Alan D. |
Assessing the
Influence of Party Activists on Conferee Selection |
|
Sala, Brian |
Corporate Sponsorship:
Senate Bill Sponsorship Activity and Corporate PAC |
|
Schaal, Pamela M. |
The Inequitable
Distribution of Federal Aid in Criminal Justice |
|
Schneider, Monica |
Gender-based Strategies
in Candidate Websites |
|
Scholl, Lynn; Deakin,
Elizabeth |
Lobbying by
Transportation Agencies: A Case Study of Four Bay Area Agencies from
2001-2004 |
|
Schraufnagel, Scot D.;
Dodd, Lawrence C. |
Comity and
Productivity: An Alternative Analysis of Gridlock |
|
Seo, Jungkun |
Partisan Politics of
China NTR Extensions: Party Influence in Foreign Policy |
|
Shipan, Charles; Dion,
Doug; MacMillan, William D. |
A War of Words: The
Duration of the Filibuster in the U.S. Senate 1919-93 |
|
Sidman, Andrew H.;
Max, Maxwell H. |
The Electoral
Consequences of Pork: A Multilevel Analysis |
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Simon Rosenthal, Cindy |
Images of Legislative
Leadership: Where are the Women? |
|
Smith, Elizabeth S. |
Gender Roles,
Impression Management Goals and Political Ambition |
|
Stenger, Katherine E. |
Constraint and the
Political Rhetoric of Religious Groups |
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Stoiber, Michael |
Different Types of
Veto Players and the Fragmentation of Power |
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Stone, Walter J.;
Hadley, Nathan; Peterson, Rolfe; Maisel, Sandy; Maestas, Cherie D. |
Candidate Quality and
Voter Response in U.S. House Elections |
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Sulkin, Tracy;
Swigger, Nathaniel |
Campaign Ad Images as
Signals About Legislative Voting Behavior |
|
Tao, Jill L. |
Types of Localized
Market Failure and Government Response: An Analysis |
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Teigen, Jeremy M. |
Can Veterans Hackett?
How Military Experience Aids Congressional Candidates |
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Theriault, Sean M. |
Party Polarization in
the U.S. Congress |
|
Tofias, Michael |
Progressive Ambition:
House to Senate 1992-2002 |
|
Ueda, Michiko; Snyder,
James M. |
Electoral Systems,
Bargaining Power, and Legislative Outcomes |
|
Vanberg, Georg;
Martin, Lanny W. |
Talking the Talk:
Multiparty Government and Legislative Debate |
|
Walling, Jeremy D. |
Divided Government and
Oversight: Utilization of the Congressional Watchdog |
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Warber, Adam L; Olson,
Laura R. |
Religious Rhetoric and
the American Presidency |
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Weiner, Robert J. |
Why So Much Sincerity?
Strategic and Sincere Electoral Entry in Democracies |
|
Wielen, Ryan J. Vander |
Congressional Conference
Committees and Policy Outcomes |
|
Wilkerson, John D.;
Powell, Lynda; Adler, E. Scott; Maestas, Cherie |
Who Specializes? The
Internal and External Influences on Issue Specialization in State
Legislatures |
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Woon, Jonathan |
Agenda Positions and
the Moderation of Legislative Proposals |
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Wrighton, Mark; Brown,
Lara M |
Friends in High
Places: The Institutional Politics of Post-Disaster Recovery |
|
Xie, Tao |
Congress and Its China
Policy: An Aggregate Analysis 1973-2004 |
|
Yadav, Vineeta |
An Empirical
Investigation of Lobbying in Developing Countries: A Comparison of
Brazil and India |
|
Young, Lyndsey R. |
The Effect of Gender
on Legislative Campaign Committee Expenditures |
Northeastern Political Science Association (NPSA)
|
Author |
Title of Paper |
|
Auerbauch, Bruce |
Justice to Posterity:
Can Democratic Institutions Protect Future Generations? |
|
Blumbert, Melanie J. |
The Incumbency Effect:
Measuring 'Nightmare Concepts' |
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Champagne, Anthony |
The Failed Leadership
Succession of John McDuffie |
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Cutrone, Michael |
Parties, Pivots, and
the Patients' Bill of Rights |
|
Elder, Laurel |
Why Republican Women
Don't Run: Understanding the Partisan Gap Among Female Public Officials |
|
Harris, Douglas M. |
The New Deal Meets the
Reform Congress: The Austin-Boston Alliance in the 1960s and 1970s |
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Hedlund, Ronald D.;
Harrison, Keith; Lobianco, Thomas |
State Legislative
Committee Appointments: Maximizing Informational or Partisan Goals |
|
Holden, Hannah |
The Intersectionality
of Race and Gender in Representation in State Legislatures |
|
Jalalzai, Farida;
Hankinson, Chad A. |
Political Widowhood in
the United States: An Empirical Assessment of Underlying Assumptions
of Representation |
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Leckrone, Wesley |
The Executive and
Congressional Pork Presidential Support for Non-Material 'Boutique'
Issues in Distributive Legislation |
|
Lucas, Jennifer |
Legislative Role
Orientation in State Legislatures |
|
Mulcare, Daniel |
Slavery, Internal
Improvements and the Development of States' Police Powers |
|
Riddlesperger, James
C. |
Jim Wright's Landslide |
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Saiger, Aaron |
An Emerging
Constitutional Moment in Educational Governance |
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Tandbert, David;
Wadsworth, Stephen; Yuce, Emre; Uriarte, Gabriel |
In the Shadow of
Representatives in Flower: Junior House Members and Congressional
Committees Over Time |
|
Wallace, Marc A. |
The Pursuit of
Congressional Pork in the 1998 Empowerment Zones Program |
Southern Political Science
Association (SPSA)
|
Author |
Title of Paper |
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Aldrich, John; Brady,
Michael; McDonald, Ian; Nyhan, Brendan; Rohde, David; Tofias, Michael |
The Dynamics of
Partisan Behavior: CPG in the House and in the Districts 1982-2000 |
|
Arbour, Brian |
What Have You Done for
Me Previously? Candidate Records as Credibility Building Mechanisms |
|
Berard, Stanley |
Roll-Call Ideology and
Southern Representation in the U.S. House |
|
Bigelow, Nathan |
Extremism, Polarization,
and Representation in the Statehouse |
|
Bishin, Benjamin G. |
Subconstituency
Politics: A Theory of Legislative Representation and Coalition Building
Based on Social Identity |
|
Bobic, Michael |
Comparing Senate
Minorarity Leadership: Howard Baker (1977) and Robert Byrd (1981) |
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Boehmke, Frederick J. |
State Lobbying
Registration By Native American Tribes |
|
Bowler, Shaun |
Testing Theories of
Legislative Institutions: The Rapporteur in the European Parliament |
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Branton, Regina; Jones,
Brad; Byrne, Jennifer |
Race, Ethnicity, and
U.S. House Incumbent Evaluations |
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Cann, Damon |
The Decline of the S |