Final Thoughts

Douglas Dion

doi:10.3998/mpub.14912.13

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Final Thoughts

Douglas Dion

Turning the Legislative Thumbscrew, p.245

University of Michigan Press

05/06/2010

DOI: 10.3998/mpub.14912.13

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Abstract

The main story here is compellingly simple: small majorities are more cohesive, cohesive majorities lead to minority obstruction, minority obstruction leads to procedural changes on the part of the majority to limit obstruction. The evidence from a number of time periods and a number of legislatures has supported these claims. This is not to say that the model contains everything. The model did not predict that Polk’s attempt to change the rules would run afoul of a resolution for committee assignments. The model did not take into account the fact that the Zimmerman note might be released. The model didn’t

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Title: Subtitle: Final Thoughts
Creators: Douglas Dion
Resource Type: Book chapter
Publication Details: Turning the Legislative Thumbscrew, p.245
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
DOI: 10.3998/mpub.14912.13
Language: English
Date published: 05/06/2010
Academic Unit: Political Science
Record Identifier: 9983982717802771

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