A divided branch: Legislative chambers and the varied effects of party strength on policy outcomes in the American states

State legislatures have received considerable attention as drivers of policy outcomes, but research designs typically paint this branch of government with broad strokes. Studies that investigate the influence of party control or party strength on public policy often fail to conceptualize the upper a...

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Main Author: Michael Thom
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Research & Politics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2053168014565417