The Senate Apprenticeship Norm: A Longitudinal and Multivariate Investigation
Description:
This study has as its central focus an investigation into the existence and nature of the apprenticeship norm in the United States Senate. Over its history, the Senate has been frequently portrayed as a body guided by rather restrictive, informal rules of behavior for its members. The apprenticeship norm has been identified by some as the most important of these rules; contributing to the Senate's centralized and conservative policy orientation. More recently, however, it has been argued that t…
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Date:
December 1983
Creator:
Carter, James L. (James Lee), 1937-