Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Sandahl, Trisha Mari
Author's Email Address	tsanda2@lsu.edu
URN	etd-04142005-190013
Title	Exploring Committee Outliers in a Weak Party State Legislature: The Louisiana House, 2000-2003
Degree	Master of Arts (M.A.)
Department	Political Science
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title James Garand Committee Chair Cameron Thies Committee Member Kate Bratton Committee Member
Keywords	Louisiana House of Representatives committee outliers
Date of Defense	2004-12-14
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Studies on the role of committees in legislatures have focused primarily on the U.S. Congress. In this study I expand on these studies by determining whether or not the distributive, informational, or major party cartel theory used to explain the role of committees at the national level can be extended to the state level; i.e. the Louisiana house legislature. Hypotheses are tested by using roll call votes in the Louisiana House for the years 2000-2003. This study finds substantial support for the informational theory and minimal support for the distributive and major party cartel theories in the Louisiana House legislature.
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