THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES

• Autor(a) principal: Polsby, Nelson W.
• Data de Publicação: 2008
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Sociologia e Política
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.ufpr.br/rsp/article/view/13862
• topic: institucionalização; Câmara dos Deputados; Estados Unidos; delimitação; complexidade; universalismo procedimental; institutionalisation; Chambre des Députés; États-Unis; délimitation; complexité; universalisme procédural; House of Representatives

This article analyzes the process of institutionalization of the House of Representatives in the UnitedStates, from its beginnings at the end of the 18th century through the middle of the 20th century.The process is analyzed through three fundamental variables: 1) defining its functional limits inrelated to other organizations, particularly those of a political nature; 2) the relative complexity ofthe institution, in other words, to what extent its functions are internally separated on a regular andexplicit basis; 3) the universalism and automatism of the procedures adopted for carrying out itsdiverse internal affairs. Throughout the article, each one of these variables is successively examinedfrom a historical point of view. In the manner of conclusion, several speculative observations oncauses, consequences and possible lessons to be learned from these processes of institutionalizationare presented.