In Control but Incoherent: Institutional Power and Message Discipline in Congress

• In Event: Separation of Powers III. The Legislative Branch

Brief Overview

Institutional power weakens message discipline within congressional parties. A text-based analysis of floor speeches (1973–2016) shows that non-presidential minorities have stronger message discipline than presidential majorities.

Authors

• Benjamin Schaeffer Noble, UC San Diego

• Gechun Lin, Washington University in St Louis