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Representing America : the citizen and the professional legislator in the House of Representatives / Rebekah Herrick and Samuel H. Fisher III.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Herrick, Rebekah, 1960-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Congress. House.
- United States.
- United States. Congress. House--Constituent communication.
- Legislators--United States.
- Legislators.
- Representative government and representation--United States.
- Representative government and representation.
- Political participation--United States.
- Political participation.
- Physical Description:
- 120 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : Lexington Books, [2007]
- Contents:
- Are citizen legislators more responsive than professional legislators?
- Descriptive representation
- Constituency relations
- Substantive representation
- Effectiveness
- Ethics
- Interest group relations
- Conclusion
- Appendix A : description of variable codes and data sources
- Appendix B : difference of means for term-limited members with and without progressive ambition
- Appendix C : ethics rules.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [107]-114) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780739117279
- 0739117270
- OCLC:
- 83758705
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