Fighting for the speakership the House and the rise of party government /
Jenkins, Jeffery A.
Fighting for the speakership the House and the rise of party government / Jeffery A. Jenkins, Charles Stewart III. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (xvi, 476 pages) - Princeton studies in American politics : historical, international, and comparative perspectives .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- The evolving roles and responsibilities of House officers in the antebellum era -- Organizational politics under the secret ballot -- Bringing the selection of House officers into the open -- Shoring up partisan control: the speakership elections of 1839 and 1847 -- Partisan tumult on the floor: the speakership elections of 1849 and 1855-56 -- The speakership and the rise of the Republican Party -- Caucus governance and the rise of the organizational cartel, 1861-1891 -- The organizational cartel persists, 1891-2011 -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Summary of house organization, 1st-112th Congress (1789-2011) -- Appendix 2. Election of house speaker, 1st-112th Congresses -- Appendix 3. Election of House clerk, 1st-112th Congresses -- Appendix 4. Election of House printer, 15th-36th Congresses -- Appendix 5. Summary of democratic and Republican speaker caucus nominations, 38th-112th Congresses -- Appendix 6. Democratic and Republican caucus nominations for speaker, 38th-112th Congresses.
9781400845460
United States. Congress. House --Speakers--History.
Political parties--History.--United States
Electronic Books.
JK1411 / .F544 2012
Fighting for the speakership the House and the rise of party government / Jeffery A. Jenkins, Charles Stewart III. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (xvi, 476 pages) - Princeton studies in American politics : historical, international, and comparative perspectives .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- The evolving roles and responsibilities of House officers in the antebellum era -- Organizational politics under the secret ballot -- Bringing the selection of House officers into the open -- Shoring up partisan control: the speakership elections of 1839 and 1847 -- Partisan tumult on the floor: the speakership elections of 1849 and 1855-56 -- The speakership and the rise of the Republican Party -- Caucus governance and the rise of the organizational cartel, 1861-1891 -- The organizational cartel persists, 1891-2011 -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Summary of house organization, 1st-112th Congress (1789-2011) -- Appendix 2. Election of house speaker, 1st-112th Congresses -- Appendix 3. Election of House clerk, 1st-112th Congresses -- Appendix 4. Election of House printer, 15th-36th Congresses -- Appendix 5. Summary of democratic and Republican speaker caucus nominations, 38th-112th Congresses -- Appendix 6. Democratic and Republican caucus nominations for speaker, 38th-112th Congresses.
9781400845460
United States. Congress. House --Speakers--History.
Political parties--History.--United States
Electronic Books.
JK1411 / .F544 2012