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Legislator Uncertainty, Legislative Control, and the Delegation of Legislative Power
The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 1986On May 2, 1878, the House Commerce Committee favorably reported a bill "to regulate interstate commerce and to prohibit unjust discrimination by common carriers." Known as the Reagan bill, after the chairman, John Reagan, of Texas, H.R. 3547 outlawed rebates and other forms of discrimination and included a restrictive longand short-haul clause.
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The Legislators' View of the Legislative Process
Public Opinion Quarterly, 1954The author here sheds some light on the problem when she describes the different ways legislators view elements of the legislative or decision-making process and suggests how these concepts affect ones view of the role of political parties, organized interest groups, and administrative departments.
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Legislative Pay and Legislator Quality
LABOUR, 2008AbstractThis study extends previous work by Mixon and Wilkinson (1999, Public Finance Review 27: 418–433) and Palia (2000, RAND Journal of Economics 31: 165–179) suggesting that formal human capital attainment is lower in political and managerial roles wherein expected compensation is less.
Franklin G. Mixon Jr, Sean P. Salter
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Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1977
Sir .—Dr Frederick North's article on my National Health Insurance for Mothers and Children Act (S.370) represents the type of thoughtful and detailed analysis so essential for the development of a rational national health policy. I certainly agree with Dr North that the time has come to test the feasibility of a universally available national health ...
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Sir .—Dr Frederick North's article on my National Health Insurance for Mothers and Children Act (S.370) represents the type of thoughtful and detailed analysis so essential for the development of a rational national health policy. I certainly agree with Dr North that the time has come to test the feasibility of a universally available national health ...
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Legislative Response to Direct Legislation
2001Current scholarly knowledge suggests that direct legislation affects policy making in various ways.1 One way is directly, when voters pass laws by initiative or referendum. A second way is indirectly, when legislators or other policy-makers respond to the threat of, or act in anticipation of, initiatives or referendums.
Elisabeth R. Gerber, Simon Hug
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Legislative Productivity of Elderly Legislators
Polity, 1980Most research on the political interests and activities of the elderly has centered on their role as voters. Their participation, interest, and political commitment has been shown to be greater than that of most younger voters.1 Studies of party affiliation and of attitudes toward public issues suggest greater conservatism among older citizens ...
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Legislative Powers: Delegated Legislation
1985In German law, as in common law, the executive has no inherent legislative powers. The executive can exercise only such legislative powers as are either specifically delegated to it by the legislature or are exceptionally given to it for very limited purpose and as a transitional measure under the Basic Law.1 In this respect German law clearly differs ...
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A Legislator Looks at Legislation
The International Journal of Ethics, 1937T. V. Smith, Garland C. Routt
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