Analyzing Congress Chapter 9

• Bills introduced in and passed by Congress, 1947-1998 (figure 9-1)
• Example of the effects of open and closed rules on legislation (figure 9-2)
• Cloture votes in the Senate, 1919-1998 (figure 9-3)
• Example of the effect of the three-fifths Cloture Rule in the Senate (figure 9-4)
• Two views of the House Amendment tree (figure 9-5)
• Enforcing the scope of the Difference Rule (figure 9-6)
• Interest group ratings of the House, 1998 (figure 9-7)
• Cut line for interest group rating (figure 9-8)
• Prevailing Margins in House Roll Call Votes, 1998 (figure 9-9)
• Uncovering spatial locations using on roll call votes (figure 9-10)
• NOMINATE scores for the House, 1998 (figure 9-11)
• Spatial analysis of Congressional Quarterly Conservative Coalition and party support scores (figure 9-12)
• Legislative hurdles (table 9-1)
• Special rules in the House (table 9-2)
• Daily order of business in the House and Senate, 106th Congress (table 9-3)
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