Examining Legislative Cue‐Taking in the US Senate. Issue 1 (February 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Box‐Steffensmeier, Janet; Ryan, Josh M.; Sokhey, Anand Edward
• Is Part Of: Legislative studies quarterly. Volume 40:Issue 1(2015:Feb.)
• Page Start: 13
• Page End: 53
• Publication Date: 2015-02
• Subjects: Legislative bodies -- Periodicals; Parlement; Procédure législative; Système parlementaire; Étude comparée (Descripteur de forme); Périodique électronique (Descripteur de forme); Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme); 328
• DOI: 10.1111/lsq.12064
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0362-9805

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p>We examine congressional cue‐taking theory to determine its extent, conditionality, and various forms in the US Senate. Using a novel data‐collection technique (timed C‐SPAN footage), we focus on temporal dynamics via event history analysis. Examining the effects of senator characteristics across 16 votes from the 108th Congress, we find that committee leadership and seniority generally predict cue‐giving, while other types of characteristics predict cue‐giving on certain types of votes. Our results underscore the importance of considering the order and timing of voting when studying congressional behavior.</p> </abstract>