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"Birkhead and Ragusa have completed an impressive and first of its kind study of congressional efforts to repeal major statutes--such as the highly-publicized attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Armed with more than a century's worth of data, they show that repeals face unique constraints and pose unique political, policy, and institutional challenges. Well-written and impactful, Congress in Reverse sheds new light on some of the most important legislative efforts undertaken in American history."--James M. Curry, University of Utah

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: When and Why Repeals Occur
Chapter 2: Significant Repeals, Killer Congresses, and Doomed Statutes
Chapter 3: Problem-Solving Efforts
Chapter 4: Partisan Motivations
Chapter 5: Preferences of Lawmakers
Chapter 6: Conclusions and Discussion
Acknowledgments

Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D

Notes
References
Index

Congress in Reverse Repeals from Reconstruction

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 15 December 2020
      ISBN-13 9780226717333
      978-0226717333
      ISBN-10 022671733X
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      Parliamentary and legislative practice

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review
      "Birkhead and Ragusa have completed an impressive and first of its kind study of congressional efforts to repeal major statutes--such as the highly-publicized attempt to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Armed with more than a century's worth of data, they show that repeals face unique constraints and pose unique political, policy, and institutional challenges. Well-written and impactful, Congress in Reverse sheds new light on some of the most important legislative efforts undertaken in American history."--James M. Curry, University of Utah

      Table of Contents
      Chapter 1: When and Why Repeals Occur
      Chapter 2: Significant Repeals, Killer Congresses, and Doomed Statutes
      Chapter 3: Problem-Solving Efforts
      Chapter 4: Partisan Motivations
      Chapter 5: Preferences of Lawmakers
      Chapter 6: Conclusions and Discussion
      Acknowledgments

      Appendix A
      Appendix B
      Appendix C
      Appendix D

      Notes
      References
      Index

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