Contents
1.
Introduction
2. When and How Can Members of the Minority Party
Influence Legislative Decision-Making?
3.
Data and Measures
4. Stacking the Deck? Examining Majority Bias and
Proportionality in the Committee Assignment Process
5. Minority Party Influence beyond Legislative Committees: Assessing Bill Cosponsorship Activity
6. Bipartisanship in Roll-Call-Voting Coalitions
7.
Understanding Policy Success and Minority Party Influence
8. Concluding Remarks: Majority Party Dominance or
Minority Party Influence?
Appendixes
Notes
References
Index