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- Title
Uncertainty and Roll-Call Voting in Lame-Duck Sessions of the U. S. House, 1969-2010.
- Authors
Nokken, Timothy P.
- Abstract
Lame-duck sessions of Congress have become increasingly common of late. Such sessions are marked by higher levels of ideological and participatory shirking among departing members, creating a more uncertain legislative environment. I investigate the consequences of such shirking on coalition formation and roll-call behavior. I analyze House roll-call votes held in the 12 congresses that convened lame-duck sessions from 1969 to 2010 (91st to 111th Congresses) to assess how roll-call behavior changes across sessions. I find subtle but statistically significant changes across sessions consistent with claims regarding greater uncertainty in roll-call voting in lame-duck sessions.
- Subjects
UNITED States. Congress. House; UNITED States Congressional voting; LAME duck sessions (Political science); UNCERTAINTY; IDEOLOGY; COALITIONS; UNITED States legislators; PARTISANSHIP; ATTITUDE (Psychology); HISTORY
- Publication
Legislative Studies Quarterly, 2013, Vol 38, Issue 4, p571
- ISSN
0362-9805
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/lsq.12028