Roll Call Rebels

Klappentext

Member ideology and party agenda in the British House of Commons and US House of Representatives similarly create party disloyalty.

Zusammenfassung
Directly compares the British House of Commons and United States House of Representatives. Through similar motivations, member ideology and party agenda are revealed to produce party disloyalty based on data of legislative voting agenda following changes in agenda control. Legislative scholars are encouraged to regard commonalities of both political systems.

Inhalt

1. Introduction; 2. Why the US and UK?; 3. A theory of strategic party rebellion; 4. Party rebels in the United Kingdom and the United States; 5. Politics today and conclusion; 6. References; 7. Acknowledgments.