000			01601 a2200157 4500
999			_c25892 _d25892
020			_a9781107439283
082			_a328.73072 _bHAR-I
100			_aHarbridge, Laurel
245			_aIs bipartisanship dead? _b: policy agreement and agenda-setting in the House of Representatives
260			_bCambridge University Press _c2015
300			_ax, 258p.
504			_aInclude References and Index
520			_aIs Bipartisanship Dead? looks beyond (and considers the time before) roll call voting to examine the extent to which bipartisan agreement in the House of Representatives has declined since the 1970s. Despite voting coalitions showing a decline in bipartisan agreement between 1973 and 2004, member's bill cosponsorship coalitions show a more stable level of bipartisanship. The declining bipartisanship over time in roll call voting reflects a shift in how party leaders structure the floor and roll call agendas. Party leaders in the House changed from prioritizing legislation with bipartisan agreement in the 1970s to prioritizing legislation with partisan disagreement by the 1990s. Laurel Harbridge argues that this shift reflects a changing political environment and an effort by leaders to balance members' electoral interests, governance goals, and partisan differentiation. The findings speak to questions of representation and governance. They also shed light on whether partisan conflict is insurmountable and whether bipartisanship in congressional politics is dead.
650			_aPolitical parties _vLegislators _vPolitics and government _vCooperation _zUnited States
942			_2ddc _cBK