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Committee Size in the U. S. Congress

Legislative Studies Quarterly, 1984
Westefield (1974) asserts that powerful congressional leaders expand the number of committee seats to create sources of leverage with rank-and-file members. We challenge his interpretation and provide a more rigorous test of his theory. A committee-specific examination of committee-size decisions corroborates Shepsle's (1978) findings.
Bruce A. Ray, Steven S. Smith
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Cosponsoring Legislation in the U. S. Congress

Legislative Studies Quarterly, 1982
Since the mid-1930s in the Senate and the late-1.960s in the House, members of Congress have been permitted to cosponsor legislation. Many members have become very active in cosponsoring legislation, while others have shown some reluctance. This article investigates several possible reasons for differing levels of cosponsorship activity.
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Empire and Representation: The U. S. Congress

Legislative Studies Quarterly, 1986
A special system of representation in the House of Representatives has been created by Congress for the territorial units of the U.S. empire and for the federal district. This article examines the development of this unique system of imperial representation and compares its statutory representatives with the constitutional representatives elected from ...
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Interest Group Influence in the U. S. Congress

Legislative Studies Quarterly, 1995
This essay critically reviews research published in the last decade that explores how lobbyists and interest groups influence the actions of the U.S. Congress. The research is extensive and contains a rich, but often conflicting, set of findings about the influence of interest groups. The purpose of this essay is to inventory, review, and critique this
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Economic Influences on Elections to the U. S. Congress

Legislative Studies Quarterly, 1984
This article examines economic voting at the congressional district level. Analysis of over 600 congressional races in the years 1976, 1978, and 1980 provides little evidence that economic conditions in the district affect the congressional vote. Using a contextual model, measures of the economic attitudes of individuals based on the 1978 National ...
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