Abstract
I. Introduction
II. Background … A. Early History … B. The New Experience
III. Current Debate
IV. Compilation and Analysis … A. Political Bases … B. Theories in Conflict … 1. Partisanship Arguments … a. Leadership and Organization … b. Narrowing the Issues … c. Fixing Responsibility … d. Preserve an Organized Opposition … e. Strengthen the Parties … f. Legislature Dead-End Politically … g. Separate Vote for Nonpartisanship … 2. Nonpartisanship Arguments … a. Little Distinction between the Parties … b. Avoid National Controversies … c. Small Population … d. Forty-Nine Senators in One House … 3. Conflicting Arguments … a. Individualism v. Party Control … b. Party Interest in Major Issues Only … c. Separation of Powers … d. Lobbying … e. The Legislator
V. Conclusion
Recommended Citation
William Riley,
Nonpartisan Unicameral—Benefits, Defects Reexamined,
52 Neb. L. Rev. 377
(1973)
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