Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Figures ix
4. Tables xi
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. Chapter 1. Disjointed Pluralism and Institutional Change 3
7. Chapter 2. Institutional Development, 1890–1910: An Experiment in Party Government 27
8. Chapter 3. Institutional Development, 1919–1932: Cross-Party Coalitions, Bloc Government, and Republican Rule 85
9. Chapter 4. Institutional Development, 1937–1952: The Conservative Coalition, Congress against the Executive, and Committee Government 136
10. Chapter 5. Institutional Development, 1970–1989: A Return to Party Government or the Triumph of Individualism? 189
11. Chapter 6. Understanding Congressional Change 249
12. Epilogue. Institutional Change in the 1990s 270
13. Appendix A. Case Selection 277
14. Appendix B. Votes Pertaining to Institutional Changes in Each Period 281
15. Notes 295
16. References 329
17. Index 349