Filibustering : a political history of obstruction in the House and Senate

List of Illustrations . . vii
Preface . . ix

I FOUNDATIONS . . 1
1 Introduction . . 3
2 A Theory of Obstruction . . 15

II THE HISTORIC CONGRESS, 1789-1901 . . 37
3 The Escalation of Filibustering, 1789-1901 . . 39
4 Filibusters in the Historic Congress . . 57
5 Explaining Obstruction in the Historic Congress . . 78

III THE MODERN SENATE, 1901-PRESENT . . 97
6 The Growth of Filibustering in the Senate . . 99
7 Explaining the Rise of Filibustering in the Senate . . 133
8 From Attrition to Cloture: Institutionalizing the Filibuster . . 147

Afterword: The Future of the Senate . . 189
Notes . . 201
References . . 215
Index . . 227