Studying Congressional Norms: Concepts and Evidence
- 1 September 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Congress & the Presidency
- Vol. 15 (2) , 139-145
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07343468809507942
Abstract
Edward Schneier argues that the research of the last fifteen years that has concluded that congressional norms have changed greatly since the 1950s is mistaken, and that congressional norms persist today essentially unchanged. This paper dissents from that view. It contends that Schneier's conclusion is partly based on an unjustified shift in the conception of norms in Congress, and partly on insufficient–and in some degree, misleading–evidence.Keywords
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