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Leadership political action committees (PACs) are committees headed by federal politicians but separate from the politicians' personal campaign committees. Like other PACs, leadership PACs receive donations from individuals and groups, then make contributions to the political candidates that they support. Previous research indicates that member contribution strategies reflect both party‐based and personal goals. Using a range of data from before and after the 1994 "Republican Revolution," this study fills a void in the existent research by testing whether or not House members with leadership PACs switch contribution strategies once their party status changes. My analysis reveals that a shift in party status tends to produce a subsequent shift in contribution strategy. My findings also suggest that members, while acting within a party‐based framework, may target their contributions in ways that also reflect their personal goals.

Political grandstanding has largely replaced deal making on Capitol Hill. Every election bleeds into the next, and this ups the partisan rhetoric -- especially when the margins between parties are so narrow and majority control is at stake every two years. For most House members today, constituent and party concerns overlap. Through the processes of redistricting and 'self-sorting,' most are surrounded by politically like-minded neighbors. Self-sorting and redistricting have helped to create politically homogenous House districts, but Senators represent entire states. Unfortunately, the worst aspects of polarization are magnified in budget politics. Polarization will affect future budgets in a couple of ways. Long-term trends that created budget dysfunction will not ease any time soon. As long as the House and Senate are controlled by different parties, the current dysfunction is likely to continue. And unified party control of Congress will not necessarily lead to a functional process. Adapted from the source document.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- List of Features -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- PART 1. THE NATURE AND ORIGINS OF CONGRESS -- 1 | Congress as the Board of Directors -- Five Examples of the Federal Government in Action -- Congress as the Board of Directors -- Congress in a Separated System -- The Plan of the Book -- 2 | The Two Congresses: Lawmaking and Representation -- Two Distinct Responsibilities -- Conclusion: The Primacy of the Representative Role -- 3 | The House and Senate, Party Leadership and Committees -- The Great Compromise and the Origins of a Bicameral Legislature -- Today's House of Representatives: Leadership and Committees -- Today's Senate: Leadership and Committees -- House and Senate Organization and the Pressures of the Legislative and Representative Roles -- Conclusion: Constitutional Design and the Modern House and Senate -- 4 | Congressional Elections -- The Electoral Connection -- Running for Congress -- The Geographical Context of Congressional Elections -- The Incumbency Advantage -- Financing the Campaign -- Campaign Themes and Issues -- The Stakes in Congressional Elections -- Conclusion: The Board of Directors and the Continuous Campaign -- PART 2. INSIDE CONGRESS -- 5 | Understanding the Legislative Process -- First Principles of the Legislative Process -- Key Stages in the Legislative Process: The House -- Key Stages in the Legislative Process: The Senate -- Reconciling the Differences -- Conclusion -- 6 | Authorizing the Work of Government -- The Authorizing Committees -- Authorizing Legislation: Exerting Control over Government Policy -- Authorizing Direct Spending -- Conclusion -- 7 | The Power of the Purse -- Understanding the Federal Budget -- The President's Budget: Kicking Off the Congressional Budget Process

A clear and student-friendly introduction to Congress that uses?Congress as board of directors" as an overarching theme to explain Congress's roles and functions within the interdependent system of the US government

Analyzes how differences in state government public welfare programs affect outcomes following federal passage of the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA).