Civil Rights Roll-Call Voting in the House of Representatives, 1957-1991: A Systematic Analysis

Sanders, Francine

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“…Merle Black (1978, p. 440) shows a transformation of White support for civil rights in the South from 1957 to 1975. In analyses of civil rights roll-call votes by nonsouthern Whites, Francine Sanders (1997) finds that support varies by the perceived costs of the bill to nonsouthern Whites. She also finds that the changing public mood or general ideology of the country has little influence on support for civil rights among Republicans in Congress, but does influence the support for civil rights among nonsouthern Democrats.…”

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“…Democratic theorists have also noted the value of debate (see Lynn Sanders 1997 for an exception). Amy Gutmann and Dennis Thompson (1996) provide four reasons for valuing debate: (1) debate provides more legitimacy to outcomes; (2) it gets participants to consider viewpoints different from their own; (3) it helps define the scope of the disagreement, which may help resolve conflicts; and (4) it also increases the chances of reaching reasonable policy outcomes.…”

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The Influence of African Americans on Congress

Tien

Levy

2008

Du Bois Rev.

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In this paper we approach, from a different angle than previous research, the question of whether gains in descriptive representation for African Americans result in losses in substantive representation. By looking at how the presence of African Americans has changed Congress over time, we assess the long-term impact of electing more African Americans to Congress on substantive representation. Specifically, we content analyze House floor debates on civil rights legislation, from 1957 to 1991, and find that Black members have influenced how White members talk about civil rights.

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confidence: 99%