| Description |
xvi, 476 p. : ill. |
| Series |
Princeton studies in American politics : Historical, international, and comparative perspectives |
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Princeton studies in American politics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The evolving roles and responsibilities of House officers in the antebellum era -- Organizational politics under the secret ballot -- Bringing the selection of House officers into the open -- Shoring up partisan control: the speakership elections of 1839 and 1847 -- Partisan tumult on the floor: the speakership elections of 1849 and 1855-56 -- The speakership and the rise of the Republican Party -- Caucus governance and the rise of the organizational cartel, 1861-1891 -- The organizational cartel persists, 1891-2011 -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Summary of house organization, 1st-112th Congress (1789-2011) -- Appendix 2. Election of house speaker, 1st-112th Congresses -- Appendix 3. Election of House clerk, 1st-112th Congresses -- Appendix 4. Election of House printer, 15th-36th Congresses -- Appendix 5. Summary of democratic and Republican speaker caucus nominations, 38th-112th Congresses -- Appendix 6. Democratic and Republican caucus nominations for speaker, 38th-112th Congresses. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
United States. Congress. House -- Speakers -- History.
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Political parties -- United States -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Stewart, Charles Haines.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9780691118123 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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9780691156446 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781400845460 (electronic bk.) |
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