Agenda Crossover - The Influence of State Delegations in Congress

Informationen zum Autor Sarah A. Treul is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, specializing in American political institutions, with an emphasis on the US Congress. She is the recipient of the Tanner Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Klappentext An analysis of how members of Congress utilize their state delegations across legislative chambers to remain responsive to constituents and assist in re-election efforts. Zusammenfassung For those interested in Congress! elections! American politics! representation! and law-making! this book updates our understanding of state delegations and explores how they influence representation in Congress. It demonstrates that members of delegations still utilize their fellow delegates to help them respond to constituents and enhance their own electoral success. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. State delegations in Congress; 2. A history of state delegations; 3. State delegations and legislative behavior in the House; 4. State delegations and legislative behavior in the Senate; 5. Agenda crossover in the US Congress; 6. Rethinking state delegations in Congress; Appendix A. Interviews; Appendix B. Wisconsin's unwritten rule.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah A. Treul, Sarah A. (University of North Carolina Treul, Treul Sarah A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.04.2017
• EAN: 9781107183568
• ISBN: 978-1-107-18356-8
• No. of pages: 188
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Executive Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, 21st Century, Politics & government, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Political structure & processes, Political leaders & leadership, Political structures: democracy, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Elections & referenda, Political leaders and leadership, Constitution: government & the state, Political structure and processes, Constitution: government and the state, Elections and referenda / suffrage