The floor in Congressional life

Resource Information

The work The floor in Congressional life represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of San Diego Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

The floor in Congressional life

Statement of responsibility

Andrew J. Taylor

Creator

• Taylor, Andrew J., 1966-

Author

• Taylor, Andrew J., 1966-

Subject

• Rules
• United States, Congress
• Electronic books
• Parliamentary practice
• POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government | Legislative Branch
• POLITICAL SCIENCE -- American Government | Legislative Branch
• United States, Congress -- Rules and practice
• Parliamentary practice -- United States
• United States
• Legislation
• Legislation -- United States

Genre

• Rules and practice
• Rules
• Electronic books

Language

eng

Summary

The House and the Senate floors are the only legislative forums where all members of the U.S. Congress participate and each has a vote. Andrew J. Taylor explores why floor power and floor rights in the House are more restricted than in the Senate and how these restrictions affect the legislative process. After tracing the historical development of floor rules, Taylor assesses how well they facilitate a democratic legislative process--that is, how well they facilitate deliberation, transparency, and widespread participation. Taylor not only compares floor proceedings between the Senate and the House in recent decades; he also compares recent congressional proceedings with antebellum proceedings. This unique, systematic analysis reveals that the Senate is generally more democratic than the House--a somewhat surprising result, given that the House is usually considered the more representative and responsive of the two. Taylor concludes with recommendations for practical reforms designed to make floor debates more robust and foster representative democracy

Member of

• Legislative politics & policy making

Cataloging source

N$T

Government publication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography

Series statement

Legislative politics & policy making