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In this timely call to action, Snowe explores the roots of her belief in principled policy-making and bipartisan compromise. A leading moderate with ... More

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Ronald Reagan's election in 1980 brought with it a major shift in the composition of the U.S. Congress for the first time in several decades. The ... More

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Presidential candidates' names such as Lewis Cass, Samuel Tilden, Alton Parker and James Cox may not be familiar to many, but what about Barry ... More

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For the more than fifty years that Democrats controlled the U.S. House of Representatives, leadership was divided between Massachusetts and Texas. ... More

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For the more than fifty years that Democrats controlled the U.S. House of Representatives, leadership was divided between Massachusetts and Texas. ... More

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Directory of Congressional Voting Scores and Interest Group Ratings, organized alphabetically by members' names, is perfect for quick or in-depth ... More

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Here is a complete compilation of Congressional Quarterly's voting studies and interest group rating data for every legislator who has served in ... More

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This new edition of the classic reference on congressional voting is a unique and valuable source for everyone who needs to know about the record of ... More

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Provides a primer to readers on party system change, explaining the GOP's rapid rise to power and, in greater context, examining how the Southern ... More

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This 2004 book uses roll call data to explore legislative politics in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Uruguay.

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The untold story behind the 1932 Democratic National Convention in Chicago--the pivotal battle in the remaking of the Democratic party--is placed ... More

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Shirley relays intriguing, never-before-told anecdotes about Reagan, his staff, the presidential campaign, the media, and the national parties--and ... More

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In his first term in office, Franklin Roosevelt helped pull the nation out of the Great Depression with his landmark programs. In November 1936, ... More

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Led by Theodore Roosevelt, the Progressive Party made the 1912 campaign a passionate contest for the soul of the American people. Promoting an ... More

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When George McGovern lost the 1972 presidential election, Richard Nixon's landslide victory buried more than an insurgent campaign. In resurrecting ... More

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The evolution and consequences of the increased power held by modern presidents became sharply evident during the Clinton years. In "The Clinton ... More

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Here is a newly updated version of the resource that provides your patrons with focused, detailed, and wide-ranging information on national party ... More

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This provocative account of presidential party leadership in the turbulent 1960s uses many primary sources and numerous interviews to reveal the ... More

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The late Edward Kennedy's liberal credentials were unimpeachable, and perhaps never as much on display as when he challenged incumbent Jimmy Carter ... More

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In "Ideology and Congress," authors Poole and Rosenthal have analyzed over 13 million individual roll call votes spanning the two centuries since ... More

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The use of wedge issues such as abortion, gay marriage, and immigration has become standard political strategy in contemporary presidential campaigns ... More

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The choices put before us this year by the two major parties make George Bush look like George Washington by comparison - especially with regard to ... More

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While the Democratic nominee for President will likely emerge from the 2008 primaries bloody and bruised, the always-smiling, confoundingly popular ... More

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A penetrating analysis of American democracy's most urgent threat: a political system so paralyzed by partisanship it is almost incapable of placing ... More

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