Congressional dynamics : structure, coordination, and choice in the first American Congress, 1774-1789
In 1774 delegates from twelve English colonies in North America assembled in congress. This assemblage laid the foundation for the first national political body in the United States. This is a study of the Congress from 1774 to 1789, the 15 years of its existence.
Print Book, English, 1994
Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA, 1994
xii, 375 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
9780804722933, 0804722935
28963682
PART 1: Precedents and Early Choices: The Initial Structure of the Continental Congress
Legislative Precedents Available to 18th-Century America
The Origins and Organization of the Continental Congress
PART 2: Institutional Development: Leadership, Committees, and the Floor
Leadership Capacity of the President of the Continental Congress
Evolution of the Committee System in the Continental Congress
Constraints on Cooperative Floor Behavior in the Continental Congress
PART 3: Issue Resolution in the First American Congress
Regional Variations and the Pattern of Politics in the Continental Congress
The Radical Coalition and Factional Politics in the Congress, 1777-80
Nationalist Failure and Congressional Decline, 1781-88
Conclusion: Congressional Dynamics and the Demise of the Continental Congress