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Members come and go, reforms are attempted and abandoned, but congressional norms of seniority, specialization, and reciprocity adapt, survive, and continue to influence the course of American government. In the first major look at congressional normative behavior in 25 years, Choate argues these resilient folkways survive because members value the institutional stability and continuity they provide. Working from extensive on-the-record interviews with past and present House members, Choate's work is the first to study the unsettling effects on norms brought on by party switching.
Contents
An Examination of Congressional Norms
Project and Methods
Norms in the House: A Historical Examination
Challenging the Norms: 104th Congress
Party Switching in an Institutionalized Congress
Stability of the Norms: 104th Congress
Conclusion and Speculation
List of References