… Reevaluating the role of parties and committees, Gary Cox and Mathew McCubbins view
parties in the House – especially majority parties – as a species of “legislative cartel.” These …

Scholars have often remarked that Congress neglects its oversight responsibility. We argue
that Congress does no such thing: what appears to be a neglect of oversight really is the …

… Lupia and McCubbins provide a unified answer to these and many other similar questions.
They do so by developing a general model of communication and persuasion that gives the …

… McCubbins acknowledges the support of the National Science Foundation, grants SES-…
This McCubbins and Schwartz refer to as "fire alarm" oversight. Fire alarm oversight offers …

A central problem of representative democracy is how to ensure that policy decisions are
responsive to the interests or preferences of citizens. The US Constitution deals with the …

… , lack of aid for pet bills, demotion and, ultimately, expulsion from the majority - should they
violate crucial norms of behavior (we elaborate such an argument in Cox and McCubbins …

… McCubbins and Mr. Weingast acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation
… 17 See McCubbins, Nol & Weingast, supra note 9, at 248-53. Is The example that follows is …

Spatial models of electoral competition typically simplify the analysis by ignoring the question
of internal constituency politics: constituencies are modeled simply as a distribution of …

A major issue in the study of American politics is the extent to which electoral discipline also
constrains bureaucrats. In practice, executive agencies operate with considerable …

The Great Recession that began in late 2007 had devastating consequences for the fiscal
health of state and local governments, and many remain in a precarious financial position. …