Giving the Minority Credit: Restrained Majority Party Agenda Control in the House of Representatives

• In Event: Congressional Agendas, Parties, and Cooperation

Brief Overview

The majority party controls the agenda in the House. Yet the minority party is afforded space on the agenda. Current theories cannot explain when or why the majority would allow the minority access to the agenda. We investigate these questions.

Authors

• Andrew O Ballard, American University

• James Curry, University of Utah