policy midterm - authors

curry and lee

bipartisan support is still necessary, and majority parties typically fail to enact extremely partisan agendas

grossman-hopkins

one party functions as the vehicle of an ideological movement; while the other is a coalition of social groups seeking concrete benefits

sinclair

a hyperpartitisan House gives more power to their majority leaders, so they can do things like bypass committees and write more restrictive special rules that limit what can reach the floor

birkland

focus points set the agenda, and if something lacks the adequate presence behind it, it will not be effective

skocopol

health care reform

mullins

companies that previously ignore Washington, now know they must lobby government in order to maintain their positions

Rich

Dupont investigation

Howel

presidents often act through unilateral directives, and Congress and the courts are left to respond

Lowi

decisions made in Congress are shaped by constituents, interest groups, party leaders, and the president, and the most detailed work on legislation occurs in committees