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If It Ain't Broke Bad, Don't Fix It A Lot

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2013

C. Lawrence Evans  and
Walter J. Oleszek
C. Lawrence Evans
Affiliation:
College of William and Mary
Walter J. Oleszek
Affiliation:
Congressional Research Service
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The House of Representatives is one of the most dynamic of governmental institutions. Formally and informally, the House regularly revises its rules, procedures, practices, and structures to adapt and adjust to, among other things, membership and workload changes. Absent its capacities for reform, the House would soon find itself unable to meet the diverse challenges of the day. Generally, the House's reorganization imperative is driven by the constant influx of new lawmakers who bring fresh perspectives on how the House should work; typically, they want to make changes in the status quo.

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Research Article
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 31 , Issue 1: 30th Anniversary Issue , March 1998 , pp. 24 - 28
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Copyright © The American Political Science Association 1998

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The authors thank Ron Rapoport for his helpful review of this article.

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