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Adler, Scott. and Wilkerson, John. "A Governing Theory of Legislative Organization" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL, Aug 30, 2007 <Not Available>. 2011-06-09 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p212069_index.html>

Adler, S. and Wilkerson, J. D. , 2007-08-30 "A Governing Theory of Legislative Organization" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2011-06-09 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p212069_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: We propose a theory of legislative organization that centers on the governing responsibilities of legislatures. Many legislative issues are non-discretionary in the sense that considerations besides the pre-existing policy priorities of the lawmakers or parties motivate action. For example, it is easy to predict that Congress would take up children’s health insurance this term because the law authorizing the SCHIP program is due to expire. Governing obligations of this kind consume valuable agenda space, giving electorally motivated lawmakers reasons to support structures and routines intended to increase overall legislative productivity. Committees exist to advance this collective goal. We begin by developing a theory that explains how committees are able to overcome the attendant collective action problems first articulated by Mayhew (1974). We then derive predictions concerning who sets the floor agenda, and test them against the predictions of leading partisan and informational theories.

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How the Senate and President Affect the Organization of the House When the Majority Party Does Not Change: A Test of the Constitutional Theory of Legislative Organization