Article(print)#11979
FACTIONS IN COMMITTEES: THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
In: American political science review, Volume 73, Issue 1, p. 85-102
ISSN: 0003-0554
THIS STUDY UNDERTAKES A MAJOR REANALYSIS OF THE DECISIONMAKING PROCESSES IN EIGHT COMMITTEES OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THIS STUDY USES A DATA BASE COMPOSED OF RECORDED COMMITTEE ROLL-CALL VOTES AND THE ANALYSIS SEEKS TO IDENTIFY VOTING FACTIONS; ISSUE DIMENSIONS. THE RESULTS ARE COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS ANALYSES OF THE SAME 8 COMMITTEES.