U.S. House Legislative Effectiveness in Two Dimensions

• In Event: Legislator Effectiveness & Legislator Productivity

Brief Overview

I assess the significance of NOMINATE’s 2nd dimension for positive agenda setting on the U.S. House floor. Its intraparty variation reflects the majority’s internal factional appeasement and reluctance to aid the minority’s 1st-dimension moderates.

Author

• Sean A. Cain, Loyola University New Orleans