Majority party agenda setting: Picking fights or avoiding them?

A Bussing, SA Treul - Legislative studies quarterly, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In legislatures such as the US House of Representatives, where the majority party controls
the agenda, the frequency of observed partisan disagreement is partially a function of …

Representation, neighboring districts, and party loyalty in the US Congress

JH Kirkland, RL Williams - Public Choice, 2015 - Springer
Legislative scholars often assume that legislators are motivated by concerns over re-
election. This assumption implies that legislators are forward-looking and are motivated by a …