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C&P is a political science/history journal published by American University's Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies. @au-spa.bsky.social @ccps.bsky.social https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/uctp20/current

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Congress & The Presidency@editors-cp.bsky.social · last mo.

Yang Zhang and Xintong Chen’s “Beyond a Linear Relationship: Revisiting Minority Representation Hypotheses with a Semiparametric Approach” explores how changes in minority population size relate to substantive representation in the U.S. House. Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Beyond a Linear Relationship: Revisiting Minority Representation Hypotheses with a Semiparametric Approach

Standard methods often overlook non-linear complexities in the relationship between minority population size and substantive representation. To address this, we introduce spline regression and shap...

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Congress & The Presidency@editors-cp.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We're proud to see research published in Congress & the Presidency featured in a recent NYT opinion essay on congressional polarization. The piece cites Gary Jacobson's influential work on how polarization among political elites and voters can become "interactive and mutually reinforcing."

Congress & The Presidency@editors-cp.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Ryan Bookstein and Kristina C. Miler investigate patterns of party defection in Senate confirmations of executive nominees, offering new insights into legislative behavior and executive-legislative relations. Take a look here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Party Defection in Senate Confirmations of Executive Nominees

Legislative-executive relations are generally portrayed as partisan and combative. The conventional wisdom is that Senate confirmation votes follow party lines, but the reality is different. Based ...

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Congress & The Presidency@editors-cp.bsky.social · 4mo ago

How do party fundraising expectations affect members' careers in Congress? Lawrence Rothenberg and Kevin Wu examine the relationship between party taxation and advancement opportunities in the U.S. House, shedding light on the incentives that shape congressional behavior. doi.org/10.1080/0734...

At What Price? Party Taxation and Member Advancement in the U.S. House

How do members of Congress secure influential committee assignments or leadership roles? While scholars have extensively examined the determinants of congressional advancement, the role of financia...

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Congress & The Presidency@editors-cp.bsky.social · 6mo ago

“Lawyers as Lawmakers: Professional Expertise and the Conditional Effectiveness of Attorney-Legislators” by Michael E. Bednarczuk explores how professional legal expertise shapes legislative effectiveness under varying institutional conditions. Read here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Lawyers as Lawmakers: Professional Expertise and the Conditional Effectiveness of Attorney-Legislators

Attorneys have long made up a considerable percentage of Congress. While the reasons for their electoral success are understood, little is known about their impact once elected. Using a novel appli...

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Congress & The Presidency@editors-cp.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Now on our website: a link to last year's winner of the James A. Thurber Article of the Year award. The article, by Dr. Huchen Liu's, is entitled "Interbranch Competition Over Control of Federal Agencies and the Selection of Career Executives." See here: www.american.edu/spa/ccps/jou...

Congress and the Presidency: A Journal of Capital Studies

Congress and the Presidency: A Journal of Capital Studies, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, School of Public Affairs, American University, Washington, DC

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Congress & The Presidency@editors-cp.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The Congressional Budget Act passed a half-century ago. How has the federal budget process changed since then, and how might it be reformed? Jasmine Farrier discusses the CBA at 50 in our latest issue: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Congressional Budget Act at 50: Institutional Ambition to Abdication

Congress’s landmark budget process reform, post-reform adjustments, and current challenges mark significant developments in the US separation of powers system. Over the last fifty years, Congress h...

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