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Representation In State Legislatures
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Author : Malcolm E. Jewell
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Release Date : 2021-03-17
Representation In State Legislatures written by Malcolm E. Jewell and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-17 with Political Science categories.
Every two years American voters turn out to elect several thousand representatives to state legislatures. Only now in Representation in State Legislatures do we have a detailed examination of how these officials perceive their jobs and how they attempt to do them. To provide answers to these questions, Malcolm E. Jewell conducted intensive interviews with 220 members of houses of representatives in nine selected states. He asked each legislator how he kept in touch with his constituents, how he resolved matters of policy, how he sought government resources for his district, and what services he provided for individual constituents. State legislatures differ greatly, and they are not institutionalized to the same degree as the national congress. It is difficult, therefore, to generalize on such effects as partisanship. Likewise it appears that past explanatory models do not adequately describe the complex relationships seen by most legislators in their work. The state legislature is changing. It is becoming more institutionalized. It is becoming more stable as fewer members retire and more are reelected. The trend is toward longer sessions, increased staff, and more activity. With this trend the legislator is becoming more visible; he can deal with lawmaking while having greater opportunities to provide services and to gain publicity for them. As the move, begun by the Reagan administration, to put more responsibility for programs on the states continues, the state legislatures will assume a place of greater importance in the governing of the United States. This pioneering study of representation will thereby gain significance both for the understanding it imparts and for the new questions it raises.
Representation In State Legislatures
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Author : George Henry Haynes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1900
Representation In State Legislatures written by George Henry Haynes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1900 with Legislative bodies categories.
The Right Of Instruction And Representation In American Legislatures 1778 To 1900
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Author : Peverill Squire
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2021-02-23
The Right Of Instruction And Representation In American Legislatures 1778 To 1900 written by Peverill Squire and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-23 with Political Science categories.
The Right of Instruction and Representation in American Legislatures, 1778 to 1900 provides a comprehensive analysis of the role constituent instructions played in American politics for more than a hundred years after its founding. Constituent instructions were more widely issued than previously thought, and members of state legislatures and Congress were more likely to obey them than political scientists and historians have assumed. Peverill Squire expands our understanding of constituent instructions beyond a handful of high-profile cases, through analyses of two unique data sets: one examining more than 5,000 actionable communications (instructions and requests) sent to state legislators by constituents through town meetings, mass meetings, and local representative bodies; the other examines more than 6,600 actionable communications directed by state legislatures to their state’s congressional delegations. He draws the data, examples, and quotes almost entirely from original sources, including government documents such as legislative journals, session laws, town and county records, and newspaper stories, as well as diaries, memoirs, and other contemporary sources. Squire also includes instructions to and from Confederate state legislatures in both data sets. In every respect, the Confederate state legislatures mirrored the legislatures that preceded and followed them.
How Women Represent Women
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Author : Tracy L. Osborn
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2012-03-09
How Women Represent Women written by Tracy L. Osborn and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-09 with Political Science categories.
How Women Represent Women argues that political parties fundamentally structure the ways in which women legislators represent women's interests. Using original election, sponsorship and roll call data across the U.S. state chambers from 1999-2000, Osborn shows how parties shape the policy alternatives women offer.
Bringing Representation Home
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Author : Michael A. Smith
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 2003
Bringing Representation Home written by Michael A. Smith and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
"What is representation?" is a question that has been raised and discussed many times. In Bringing Representation Home, Michael A. Smith strays from the norm by asking instead, "How can we discover what representation is?" In pursuing the answer to this question, Smith focuses on what representation is in practice, not what it is in theory. Over the course of two legislative sessions, Smith interviewed and observed twelve state representatives in an effort to better understand and define their approaches to representation. He offers generalizations, but only after grounding his study in descriptions of representatives performing their jobs.
State Legislatures In American Politics
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Author : American Assembly
language : en
Publisher: The American Assembly
Release Date : 1966
State Legislatures In American Politics written by American Assembly and has been published by The American Assembly this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Legislative bodies categories.
More Women Can Run
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Author : Susan J. Carroll
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2013-08-02
More Women Can Run written by Susan J. Carroll and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-02 with Political Science categories.
Women remain dramatically underrepresented in elective office, including in entry-level political offices. While they enjoy the freedom to stand for office and therefore have an equal legal footing with men, this persistent gender imbalance raises pressing questions about democratic legitimacy, the inclusivity of American politics, and the quality of political representation. The reasons for women's underrepresentation remain the subject of much debate. One explanation--that the United States lacks sufficient openings for political newcomers--has become less compelling in recent years, as states that have adopted term limits have not seen the expected gains in women's office holding. Other accounts about candidate scarcity, gender inequalities in society, and the lingering effects of gendered socialization have some merit; however, these accounts still fail to explain the relatively low numbers. Drawing upon original surveys conducted in 1981 and 2008 by the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) of women state legislators across all fifty states, and follow-up interviews after the 2008 survey, the authors find that gender differences in pathways to the legislatures, first evident in 1981, have been surprisingly persistent over time. They find that, while the ambition framework better explains men's decisions to run for office, a relationally embedded model of candidate emergence better captures women's decision-making, with women's decisions more often influenced by the encouragement and support of parties, organizations, and family members. By rethinking the nature of women's representation, this study calls for a reorientation of academic research on women's election to office and provides insight into new strategies for political practitioners concerned about women's political equality.
How Women Represent Women
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Author : Tracy L. Osborn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
How Women Represent Women written by Tracy L. Osborn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Party affiliation categories.
This title argues that political parties fundamentally structure the ways in which women legislators represent women's interests. Using original election, sponsorship and roll call data across the US state chambers, Osborn shows how parties shape the policy alternatives women offer.
The Reform Of State Legislatures And The Changing Character Of Representation
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Author : Eugene W. Hickok
language : en
Publisher: University Press of America
Release Date : 1992
The Reform Of State Legislatures And The Changing Character Of Representation written by Eugene W. Hickok and has been published by University Press of America this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Political Science categories.
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Representation And Institutional Design
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Author : Rebekah L. Herrick
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2011-03-31
Representation And Institutional Design written by Rebekah L. Herrick and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-31 with Political Science categories.
Representation and Institutional Design examines how variation in the structures and processes of state legislatures affect how legislators represent their constituents. It examines whether electoral laws, term limits, professionalism, and district size and magnitude affect legislators' electoral vulnerability, ambition, and role orientations, as well as their actions involving symbolic, service and policy representation. This book reveals that legislative staff increases legislators' closeness to their constituents, legislative resources tend to increase symbolic and service representation but do little to help policy representation, and term limits tend to weaken relationships between legislators and constituents. These issues address what has been an enduring question for most nations: how to best represent their citizens and their needs.