ABSTRACT
The fourth column in Table 2 provides a composite index of overall success. Thus, a high-frequency period can be considered successful if it is above average on the number of bills that were reported out of committee (i.e., four or more); if it is above average on the per cent of successful bills (i.e., 25% or above ); and if it was climaxed by retreat of the Court on the majority of the issues involved. Aperiod will be tenned relatively successful if it is above average on at least two of these three criteria. Using this composite standard, four of the seven high-frequency periods have been classified as relative overall successes, and each period has been given a rough success ranking as shown in the last column of Table 2.
