Supermajority Constraints as Majority Choice

Supermajority Constraints as Majority Choice

Filibuster: Obstruction and Lawmaking in the U.S. Senate is an impressive and provocative account of the Senate filibuster and its persistence over time. Gregory Wawro and Eric Schickler offer a theoretical account of the Senate filibuster, aiming to explain why legislative majorities would ever cre...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Review of Politics 2007, Vol.69 (1), p.152-154
1. Verfasser: Binder, Sarah A.
Format: Review
Sprache:eng
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American history
Filibusters
Nonfiction
Politics
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Zusammenfassung:Filibuster: Obstruction and Lawmaking in the U.S. Senate is an impressive and provocative account of the Senate filibuster and its persistence over time. Gregory Wawro and Eric Schickler offer a theoretical account of the Senate filibuster, aiming to explain why legislative majorities would ever create - and maintain-rules that require supermajorities to limit debate.
ISSN:0034-6705
1748-6858
DOI:10.1017/S0034670507000435