Rules Changes in the Gilded Age

Douglas Dion

doi:10.3998/mpub.14912.9

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Rules Changes in the Gilded Age

Douglas Dion

Turning the Legislative Thumbscrew, p.105

University of Michigan Press

05/06/2010

DOI: 10.3998/mpub.14912.9

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Abstract

The Civil War ushered in an era of Republican control over the institutions of government. Two-party competition did not return to the United States until the 1870s. The House did attempt to reform its rules in 1872, passing a resolution to appoint a commission for this purpose, a commission that appears not to have reported (Galloway 1969,50). However, the thorough revision envisioned in this resolution was not undertaken until 1880, the next major rules change to be considered. Of the four major rules changes in the partisan era, the 1880 change represents the most difficult test for the theory. The

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Title: Subtitle: Rules Changes in the Gilded Age
Creators: Douglas Dion
Resource Type: Book chapter
Publication Details: Turning the Legislative Thumbscrew, p.105
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
DOI: 10.3998/mpub.14912.9
Language: English
Date published: 05/06/2010
Academic Unit: Political Science
Record Identifier: 9983982928002771

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