Deliberative Choices
Debating Public Policy in Congress
296 pages
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1 line drawing, 37 tables
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6 x 9
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© 2006
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Table of Contents

Contents
Preface
Introduction
1. The Strategy of Claims: A Theory of Congressional Debate
2. Assessing Legislative Debate
3. The Debate on Welfare Reform
4. The Debate on Estate Tax Repeal
5. The Debate on Telecommunications Deregulation
6. Patterns: Strategies and Claims
7. Patterns: Interactions and Information-Value
Introduction
1. The Strategy of Claims: A Theory of Congressional Debate
2. Assessing Legislative Debate
3. The Debate on Welfare Reform
4. The Debate on Estate Tax Repeal
5. The Debate on Telecommunications Deregulation
6. Patterns: Strategies and Claims
7. Patterns: Interactions and Information-Value
8. Improving Congressional Deliberation
Appendix A: Procedures for Assessing Legislative Debate
Appendix B: Coding for Information Difficulty and Uncertainty
Appendix C: Supplementary Tables for Chapter 6
Appendix D: Supplementary Tables for Chapter 7
Notes
Works Cited
Index
Appendix A: Procedures for Assessing Legislative Debate
Appendix B: Coding for Information Difficulty and Uncertainty
Appendix C: Supplementary Tables for Chapter 6
Appendix D: Supplementary Tables for Chapter 7
Notes
Works Cited
Index
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