Abstract
Why does filibustering persist in the U.S. Senate? This article analyzes senators' preferences toward majority cloture from 1918 to 1925, a crucial period in Senate history. I find that majority party members were more likely to support stricter cloture rules, but support for cloture reform diminished within both parties for senators far from the party median. I find little evidence that support or opposition to cloture reform was linked to seniority, prior House experience, legislative activism, or state size. These findings are consistent with the micro-level claims of conditional party government theory.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 708-719 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Politics |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Cloture reform and party government in the senate, 1918-1925. / Koger, John G.
In: Journal of Politics, Vol. 68, No. 3, 08.2006, p. 708-719.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
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