CONGRESSIONAL PARTY LEADERS AND STANDING COMMITTEES

In: The review of politics, Band 36, Heft 3, S. 394-409

Abstract

THREE MAJOR POINTS OF INTERACTION BETWEEN PARTY LEADERS & STANDING COMMITTEES IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ARE IDENTIFIED. THESE INVOLVE COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, SCHEDULING OF FLOOR ACTIVITY, & THE SUBSTANCE OF LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS. FOUR PRINCIPAL FACTORS INFLUENCE THE NATURE OF THE RELATIONSHIP: PERSONALITIES OF INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED, BASIC POLICY STANCES OF INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED.