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ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ROLL CALL VOTING IN THE U.S. CONGRESS IN 1975 AND 1979

Authors:	JIM SEROKA REW D. McNITT

Affiliation:	JIM SEROKA is an Associate Professor of the Master of Public Affairs Program, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. He has published widely in the fields of local public policy, state government, and legislative politics. He received his Ph.D. and M.A. from Michigan State University and B.A. from the University of Michigan.;ANDREW D. McNlTT is an Associate Professor of Political Science a t Eastern Illinois University. His research and publications center on party politics and elections in U.S. states and the Congress and his publications have appeared in such journals as Journal of Politics, State Government, and American Politics Quarterly;. He received his Ph.D. from Michigan State University.

Abstract:	This article argues that the energy and environmental policy areas in Congress are no longer considered components of the government management dimension. The two policy areas have separated from the government management dimension constructed by Clausen and are now distinct and autonomous Congressional policy areas. The models of roll call voting for energy and environment issues are very different. Energy is tied more closely to technical considerations while environmental issues are more emotional and more closely tied to quality of life concerns.

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