@article{2017:kolkmann:return_,
title = {„Return to Unified Government“: Zur Zusammensetzung des US-Kongresses nach den Wahlen vom 8 . November 2016},
year = {2017},
note = {In the 2016 Congressional elections in the USA, the Republican Party
succeeded in confirming its majorities in both the Senate and the
House of Representatives . Although they lost two seats in the Senate
and six seats in the House they managed to win a majority of the
decisive battleground states . The Republicans managed to retain an
advantage in the House for the foreseeable future thanks to
gerrymandered seats and a shrinking number of competitive seats in
this chamber . The results can be interpreted as an endorsement of the
status quo on Capitol Hill . The re-election rates of 97 percent
(House) and 93 percent (Senate) are among the highest numbers in
recent years . The 2016 elections turned out to be a successful year
for incumbents both Republican and Democratic . President Donald Trump
enjoys therefore a unified government, at least until the midterm
elections of 2018 . It will be interesting to see whether he will
succeed in implementing his legislative agenda within the U .S .
system of checks and balances with a Republican party that offers
internal divisions, as could be seen in his (first) attempt to abolish
the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) in March 2017 .},
journal = {ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen},
pages = {249--270},
author = {Kolkmann, Michael},
volume = {48},
number = {2}
}