2007 Conference Program - Midwest Political Science Association

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38-5 EXECUTIVE INFLUENCE Room LaSalle 1, 7 th Floor, Fri at 4:25 pm Chair Bruce E. Altschuler, SUNY, Oswego Paper The President's Honeymoon in Congress: An Empirical Reassessment Carlos E. Diaz-Rosillo, Harvard University Jordan Teti, Harvard University Overview: Using extensive data from the Nixon through the Bush (43) administrations, this paper provides an empirical analysis of the President's alleged “honeymoon period” of heightened political power and greater success in Congress. Paper Happy Birthday and Other Sentiments: Touching Base as a <strong>Political</strong> Strategy Jennifer J. Hora, Valparaiso University Overview: President Nixon, not known for his persuasive adeptness, none-the-less knew the importance of touching base with Congress members. Nixon, aided by his Legislative Liaison Timmons, seems to have mastered the strategy of wishing members Happy Birthday. Paper Cleveland's Veto Threats Over Divided, Unified, and Split Governments Matthew G. Jarvis, California State University, Fullerton Overview: The power of the veto lies in its threat, not in its use. This paper explores how the varied political environment that Grover Cleveland operated in interacted with his own history of executing on his threats. Paper Lame Ducks and Legacies Seth W. Petersen, Georgetown University U. Jin Wong, Georgetown University Overview: This paper defines “legacy goals” as the preferred policy positions of two term presidents over both terms. “Legacy” may be important to political science since it could predict presidential behavior in the second term. Paper Executive Dominance and Legislative Capitulation: ‘The Schwarzenegger Model’ and His Return to Power in California David L. Schecter, California State University, Fresno Overview: This research is the second part of a larger research project begun in 2004 to evaluate the ever-changing relationship between the executive and legislative branches in California in the post-recall era. Disc. Samuel B. Hoff, Delaware State University Dan Kenney, Brandeis University 39-7 COMMITTEE POLITICS AND PREFERENCES Room Montrose 1, 7 th Floor, Fri at 4:25 pm Chair J. Mark Wrighton, University of New Hamsphire Paper The Politics of Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Selection Damon M. Cann, University of Georgia Overview: Beginning in 2002, would-be Appropriations Subcommittee Chairs were subjected to an interview process with the Republican Steering Committee. This paper analyzes the determinants of subcommittee chair selection on the House Appropriations Committee. Paper Moving Beyond the Mean: Estimating the Value of Committees Kami Whitehurst, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Overview: I extend the Groseclose and Stewart estimator of committee values by adding recent data, new transfer options, and constituency characteristics. Paper Modeling Seniority Violations in the House of Representatives Daniel E. Ponder, Drury University Russell D. Renka, Southeast Missouri State University Overview: We model seniority violations in the House as a function of a vector of exogenous variables, particularly the member's "aposate" score, which is a measure of the ideological deviation away from the member's party toward the opposition party. Page | 192 Paper Delegation to Biased Agents: Legislative Resources and Information Asymmetries Sarah J. Poggione, Florida International University Overview: This paper examines the conditions under which state legislative majorities knowingly delegate policymaking authority to committees that do not reflect the preferences of the majority. Disc. J. Mark Wrighton, University of New Hamsphire Burdett Loomis, University of Kansas 39-17 PARTY PREFERENCES AND ROLL CALL VOTING Room Sandburg 3, 7 th Floor, Fri at 4:25 pm Chair Steven Smith, Washington University Paper An Analysis of the Dimensionality of House Appropriations Roll Calls Michael Crespin, University of Georgia David Rohde, Duke University Overview: In this study we seek to shed light on the question of unidimensionality of voting in the House of Representatives. We analyze appropriation roll calls and find theoretically comprehensible variations in members’ voting scores across jurisdictions. Paper A Reassessment of Party Voting in the U.S. Congress Richard Fleisher, Fordham University Jon R. Bond, Texas A&M University Overview: Paper examines variability in party voting in both the U.S. House and Senate for the period 1953-2004 using a measure of party votes that is not affected by the number of non-conflictual roll-calls. Paper Majority Power in the Republican House Kevin A. Roust, University of California, San Diego Overview: The Majority in the House has control over the consideration of bills and amendments, yet they regularly are rolled. In recent Congresses, most Republicans voted against the party at least occasionally, revealing many cleavages in the party. Paper Partisanship, Agency Loss, and Agenda Construction in Lame Duck Sessions Timothy P. Nokken, University of Houston Jeffery A. Jenkins, Northwestern University Overview: We analyze roll call behavior and party cohesion across sessions to answer whether departing members make notable changes in their voting behavior and how party pressures and party leadership changes in lame duck sessions. Disc. Steven Smith, Washington University Joshua D. Clinton, Princeton University 40-4 ADS AND MESSAGES IN CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS Room LaSalle 3, 7 th Floor, Fri at 4:25 pm Chair Garrett Glasgow, University of California, Santa Barbara Paper Campaign Advertising and Credit Claiming in the 2002 House Elections Scott J. Basinger, Stony Brook University Andrew H. Sidman, SUNY, Stony Brook Overview: How strong is the link between distributive politics (i.e., pork) and pro-incumbent voting behavior? To what extent is the strength of this link conditional on campaigns? Paper Running Against the President: Making Midterm Elections Presidential Referenda James D. King, University of Wyoming Overview: Midterm elections are presidential referenda in part because candidates campaign against the president. This research examines the consequences of candidates making the president and his policies the focus of the campaign at the constituency level. Paper Deciding What to Run On: Campaign Messages in Congressional Elections Matthew Bergbower, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale Overview: Analyzing congressional campaign advertisements during the 2000 election, I argue that political messages are formulized by a strategic calculation of district demographics and interest.
Paper Going Negative in a New Media Age: Congressional Campaign Websites-2002-06 James N. Druckman, Northwestern University Martin J. Kifer, University of Minnesota Michael Parkin, Oberlin College Overview: This study explains variations in congressional campaign negativity by using a unique framework to code hundreds of individual House and Senate campaign websites from 2002, 2004, and 2006. Paper Declaring Independence from the President in the 2008 Midterm Elections Stephen Purpura, Harvard University Kevin Esterling, University of California, Riverside Dustin Hillard, University of Washington David Lazer, Harvard University Michael Neblo, Ohio State University Overview: Did vulnerable Congressional Republicans run from the President in the 2008 midterm elections? We use methodological innovation in natural language processing to collect evidence from Congressional Member Web Sites and assess the question. Disc. Garrett Glasgow, University of California, Santa Barbara Lonna Atkeson, University of New Mexico 41-7 SUPREME COURT DECISION MAKING: ATTITUDES, ARGUMENTS, AND PRECEDENT Room Burnham 1, 7 th Floor, Fri at 4:25 pm Chair Wendy L. Martinek, Binghamton University Paper Of Opportunities and Constraints: Decision Making on the Supreme Court Richard L. Pacelle, Georgia Southern University Bryan W. Marshall, Miami University, Oxford Brett W. Curry, Georgia Southern University Overview: We examine whether institutional decision making on the Supreme Court varies as a function of two dimensions: constitutional vs. statutory grounds and civil rights and indivdiual liberties v. economic cases. Paper A Fresh Approach: How Constitutional Words Structure the Judicial Mind Sean Wilson, Pennsylvania State University Overview: This work breaks new ground by showing how a cognitive language construct can structure judicial choice. Legal language appears to both encourage and constrain the political attitudes of justices, depending upon how rigid law's nomenclature is. Paper Law versus Ideology: Disentangling the Effects of Ideology and Judicial Deference on Supreme Court Behavior Michael Bailey, Georgetown University Forrest Maltzman, George Washington University Overview: We explore the empirical effect of legal values that justices may hold about the proper role of the court vis a vis Congress, state and local elected bodies and the Executive Branch and contrast this to attitudinal model explanations. Paper Supreme Court Oral Arguments as a Heresthetical Tool: Questions from the Bench about Jurisdiction and Justiciability Timothy R. Johnson, University of Minnesota Ryan C. Black, Washington University, St. Louis Overview: We test whether Supreme Court justices use oral arguments to heresthetically change the outcome of cases. Paper Explaining the Role of Stare Decisis in Judicial Decision Making Jim F. Spriggs, Washington University, St. Louis Tom G. Hansford, University of California, Merced Overview: This paper seeks to explain the conditions under which precedent will influence judicial decision making. We build a model that defines specific circumstances under which precedent will have greater (or lesser) influence on judges' decisions. Disc. Wendy L. Watson, University of North Texas Wendy L. Martinek, Binghamton University 41-20 DECISION MAKING IN STATE AND FEDERAL APPELLATE COURTS Room Parlor E, 6 th Floor, Fri at 4:25 pm Chair Scott Comparato, Southern Illinois University Paper State High Courts and Other Actors: Campaigns and Elections and Welfare, 1995-1997 Tara W. Stricko-Neubauer, Kennesaw State University Overview: This study explores the influence of institutional and environmental factors on judges’ decisions across different areas of law in all fifty states. My findings show that judges are constrained depending upon the salience of an issue to a particular actor. Paper State Dominance of a Circuit: An Exploration Stephen L. Wasby, University at Albany Overview: Might dominance by one state or district in a judicial circuit affect development of the circuit's law? This paper undertakes exploration of a state’s or district’s relative proportion of filings, dispositions, and Supreme Court rulings. Paper Ideological Effects in Published versus Unpublished Judicial Opinions Denise M. Keele, University of Illinois, Springfield Overview: This study utilized the attitudinal model of judicial behavior to investigate differences between published and unpublished judicial opinions for district and court of appeals U.S. Forest Service land management cases initiated from 1989 to 2002. Paper The Role of Litigants and Judges in Explaining Case Dispositions in Federal District Courts Christina L. Boyd, Washington University Overview: I assess the role of judges and litigants in determining how and why civil cases are disposed of in a way that is more comprehensive than previous work. Paper Designated Justice: Effects of Senate Delay on United States Courts of Appeals' Decisions Christine L. Nemacheck, College of William & Mary Overview: In this paper, I analyze the role of federal district court judges sitting as designated judges on federal appeals court panels. I document the degree to which this occurs in circuits where there has been substantial delay in considering judges to the bench. Disc. Erin B. Kaheny, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Scott Comparato, Southern Illinois University 42-12 THE DYNAMICS OF STATE COURTS, STRUCTURES, AND POLICIES (Co-sponsored with Judicial Politics and State and Intergovernmental Politics, see 41-28 and 44-16) Room Clark 5, 7 th Floor, Fri at 4:25 pm Chair James Magee, University of Delaware Paper The Next Gay Marriage? The Battle Over Same-Sex Adoptions Alison L. Gash, University of California, Berkeley Overview: Thie paper compares attempts to ban gay marriage with recent efforts to limit or ban gay adoptions. The purpose of the paper is to identify the conditions that contribute to a policy's success (or failure) within specific policy venues. Paper Explaining Variance in Tort Litigation across the States Jeffery Green, Southern Illinois University Overview: I examine patterns of tort litigation exploring specifically what factors drive the considerable variance in the concentration of litigation among the states? I find that sociocultural structures offer a plausible explanation for this variance. Paper State Legislative Anticipatory Compliance with the U.S. Supreme Court Jinney S. Smith, Northwestern University Overview: Findings from nationally representative surveys of state legislators and legislative and executive branch attorneys suggest the routine and widespread practice in state legislatures of anticipatory federal constitutional compliance. Disc. Michael R. Fine, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire Page | 193
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