Introduction to the American Political Process Legislative Behavior: The Committee Model Part II.

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Introduction to the American Political Process Legislative Behavior: The Committee Model Part II

Congressional Committees ● Woodrow Wilson: “Congress in session is Congress on public exhibition, whilst Congress in committee-rooms is Congress at work.” ● Why Committees? ○ Institutional Reasons ○ Personal Reasons   ● The Trinity of Congressional goals: reelection, power, public policy

Congressional Committees: Effects ● Assignment to committees ○ Committee on Committees ○ Role for self-selection ● The possibility of bias ○ Preference outliers ○ Advantages and disadvantages

Committees and Policy ● Relationship between Committees and the Floor Median ● Importance of Rules

Case 1 Under closed rule: committee would not kill bill (i.e., no gatekeeping power used), but committee will move legislation closer to their ideal point Under open rule: result is median.

Case 2 Under closed rule: result is status quo; committee kills bill. Under open rule: result is status quo; committee kills bill.

Case 3 Under closed rule: committee gets what it wants Under open rule: result is median or SQ’, whichever is closer toC. Evidence that moderate committee are more successful

Placing Members in Space ● How do we know where MOC and Senators Stand? ○ NOMINATE scores ○ ADA score

NOMINATE congcd statenmparty namedwnom ALABAMA 2 ALABAMA 3 ALABAMA 4 ALABAMA 5 ALABAMA 6 ALABAMA 7 ALABAMA 200 CALLAHAN 200 EVERETT 200 RILEY 200 ADERHOLT 100 CRAMER 200 BACHUS 100 HILLIARD MASSACH 2 MASSACH 3 MASSACH 4 MASSACH 5 MASSACH 6 MASSACH 7 MASSACH 8 MASSACH 9 MASSACH 10 MASSACH 100 OLVER 100 NEAL RICHA 100 MCGOVERN 100 FRANK BARN 100 MEEHAN 100 TIERNEY 100 MARKEY 100 CAPUANO M 100 MOAKLEY 100 LYNCH 100 DELAHUNT

ADA Socres Alabama Vote Number ADA PositionY N N N Y N N Y Y Y N N N N Y Y N Y N Y