Great Theatre : The American Congress in the 1990s (Paperback)

Figures and tables; Preface; Contributors; Part I. Introduction: 1. Theatre in the round: congress in action Herbert F. Weisberg and Samuel C. Patterson; Part II. Congress and its Audience; 2. Representation in congress: line drawing and minorities Kenny J. Whitby and Franklin D. Gilliam Jr; 3. Unsympathetic audience: citizens' evaluations of congress Samuel C. Patterson and David C. Kimball; 4. Back from intermission: the 1994 elections and the return to divided government Dean Lacy; Part III. Congress at Play: 5. Directing 535 leading men and leading ladies: party leadership in the modern congress Paul S. Herrnson; 6. Little theatre: committees in congress Tim Groseclose and David C. King; 7. The unfolding drama: party and ideology in the 104th house Barry C. Burden and Aage R. Clausen; Part IV. Congress and Other Actors: 8. The plot thickens: congress and the president Barbara Sinclair; 9. Congress and the courts: a case of casting Elliot E. Slotnick and Sheldon Goldman; 10. Behind the scenes: the Supreme Court and congress in statutory interpretation Lori Hausegger and Lawrence Baum; 11. Congress and foreign policy: a neglected stage Randall B. Ripley; Part V. Conclusion: 12. 'The play's the thing': congress and the future Samuel C. Patterson and Herbert F. Weisberg; References; Index.