According to a Gallup poll, 70 percent of Americans want elected officials to serve only a
limited number of terms. Nevertheless, every two years American voters return, on average …

2001 Louis Brownlow Award from the National Academy of Public Administration Explains
the reasons behind Congress's expanded role in the federal government, its underlying …

Governing Health examines health care policy making from a long-term, political
perspective, describing how Congress, the president, special interest groups, bureaucracy …

We argue that the leadership selection system, which now gives significant weight to
fundraising, helps explain the continuing polarization of the congressional parties. Focusing …

To study the strategic interaction of individuals, we can use game theory. Despite the long
history shared by game theory and political science, many political scientists remain …

In Candidates, Congress, and the American Democracy Linda L. Fowler provides a wide-
ranging examination of candidacy as a source of both stability and change in US politics. An …

With the need for ever increasing sums of money to fuel the ongoing campaign for majority
control, both Republicans and Democrats have made large donations to the party and its …

In the last 40 years careerism has hit Congress full force, yet we do not know much about the
pros and cons of lengthy congressional careers. I describe the changes typically occurring …

Some committee assignments are perceived as being more valuable than others, requiring
some systematic rationing device. Two institutions have evolved to serve this function …

Once elected, congresspeople face choices about how to allocate their time and effort. What
is the right balance between working in the district and on Capitol Hill? How much …