Torn and Frayed: Congressional Norms and Party Switching in an Era of Reform

Torn and Frayed: Congressional Norms and Party Switching in an Era of Reform

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Author/Contributor(s): Choate, Judd
Publisher: Praeger
Date: 10/30/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: NEW
Members come and go, reforms are attempted and abandoned, but congressional norms of seniority, specialization, and reciprocity adapt, survive, and continue to influence the course of American government. In the first major look at congressional normative behavior in 25 years, Choate argues these resilient folkways survive because members value the institutional stability and continuity they provide. Working from extensive on-the-record interviews with past and present House members, Choate's work is the first to study the unsettling effects on norms brought on by party switching.