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245 04 a| The folkways of Congress :b| legislative norms in an era of conflict /c| edited by Brian Alexander.;

300 a| xvii, 404 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 23 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: what we talk about when we talk about norms / Brian Alexander -- Part I: Historical norms in the modern context. Maiden speeches and apprenticeship: continuity and change in the U.S. Senate / C. Luke Basham ; From reciprocity to retribution: rules changes in the state of the consequences for norms / Lauren C. Bell ; Measuring specialization in the U.S. House and Senate through floor speeches / Robert X. Browning ; Seniority and the development of procedural norms in the U.S. Hour of Representatives / Joshua C. Hurder ; Two types of legislative conflict: norm breaking versus party polarization / Scot Schraufnagel and Nader Alghoul ; For the good of Congress: collective acts of institutional patriotism on Capital Hill / Andrew J. Taylor -- Part II: New norms for a new era. Norms in Congressional oversight investigations: problem solving versus partisan messaging / Elise J. Bean ; Stretching rules in modern Congress / Sarah Binder ; Mutual intolerance: declining civility in official office communications / Casey Burgat and Annelise Russell ; The House of Representatives' century-long norm of respecting states' election determinations / Kevin R. Kosar ; Norms and rules in the contemporary congressional budget process / Molly E. Reynolds ; Democratic norms of the legislative process / Matthew N. Green -- Afterword: The new normal in Congress and its changing norms / Donald R. Wolfensberger.;

520 a| "This volume brings together leading congressional scholars to examine how norms have changed, what new norms are most prevalent in the modern Congress, and what effects norms have on the functioning of Congress in an era rife with political conflict"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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The folkways of Congress : legislative norms in an era of conflict / edited by Brian Alexander.

Other author	Alexander, Brian (Professor of politics), editor.
Other author	Brookings Institution, publisher.
Format	Book
Publication	Washington, DC : Brookings Institution Press ; New York, NY : co-published by Bloomsbury Academic, [2026]
Description	xvii, 404 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects	United States. Congress--Rules and practice. United States--Politics and government. --21st century.

Contents	Introduction: what we talk about when we talk about norms / Brian Alexander -- Part I: Historical norms in the modern context. Maiden speeches and apprenticeship: continuity and change in the U.S. Senate / C. Luke Basham ; From reciprocity to retribution: rules changes in the state of the consequences for norms / Lauren C. Bell ; Measuring specialization in the U.S. House and Senate through floor speeches / Robert X. Browning ; Seniority and the development of procedural norms in the U.S. Hour of Representatives / Joshua C. Hurder ; Two types of legislative conflict: norm breaking versus party polarization / Scot Schraufnagel and Nader Alghoul ; For the good of Congress: collective acts of institutional patriotism on Capital Hill / Andrew J. Taylor -- Part II: New norms for a new era. Norms in Congressional oversight investigations: problem solving versus partisan messaging / Elise J. Bean ; Stretching rules in modern Congress / Sarah Binder ; Mutual intolerance: declining civility in official office communications / Casey Burgat and Annelise Russell ; The House of Representatives' century-long norm of respecting states' election determinations / Kevin R. Kosar ; Norms and rules in the contemporary congressional budget process / Molly E. Reynolds ; Democratic norms of the legislative process / Matthew N. Green -- Afterword: The new normal in Congress and its changing norms / Donald R. Wolfensberger.
Abstract	"This volume brings together leading congressional scholars to examine how norms have changed, what new norms are most prevalent in the modern Congress, and what effects norms have on the functioning of Congress in an era rife with political conflict"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
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