Latinos in the legislative process : interests and influence / Stella Rouse, University of Maryland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rouse, Stella M., 1972- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hispanic Americans--Politics and government.

Hispanic Americans.

Legislation--United States.

Legislation.

Pressure groups--United States.

Pressure groups.

Ethnic groups--United States.

Ethnic groups.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 186 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In one of the only accounts of Latino legislative behavior, Stella M. Rouse examines how well the growing Latino population translates their increased presence into legislative influence. Latinos in the Legislative Process explores Latino representation by considering the role of ethnicity throughout the legislative process - from bill sponsorship, to committee deliberations, to floor votes - in seven state legislatures. Rouse first identifies issues that are priorities for Latinos and tells us whether a Latino political agenda exists. She then provides a theoretical framework for ethnicity in legislative behavior and outcomes. Rouse demonstrates that ethnicity is a complex dynamic that plays a variable role in the legislative process. Thus, Latino representation cannot be viewed monolithically.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Latinos and Their Growing Influence; Latino Representation: Past, Present, and Unrealized Potential; Latino Identity and Representation; Importance of Defining Latino Interests; Concepts of Representation; Descriptive Representation; Substantive Representation; The Link between Descriptive and Substantive Representation; Toward an Understanding of Factors that Influence Latino Representation; Importance of State-Level Analysis; Chapter Outline; A Note about Case Selection and Methodology; 2 In the "Interests" of Latinos; What Issues Matter to Latinos?

How Do the Interests of Latinos Compare to the Interests of Whites?Policy Priorities of Latino Legislators; "Latino" Content of Legislation; Conclusion; 3 Agenda Setting; The Importance of Agenda Setting and Group Interests; Critical Mass: The Conditional Nature of Representation; Expectations about the Behavior of Latinos during Agenda Setting; Data and Methods; Factors that Influence Agenda Setting; Dispositional Characteristics; Constituency/District Characteristics; Results; Bill Sponsorship; Passage of Bills Introduced; Conclusion

4 Latino Interests and Latino Representation in Legislative CommitteesImportance of Legislative Committees; Expectations about the Behavior of Latinos on Legislative Committees; Data and Methods; Dispositional/Institutional Characteristics; District Characteristics; Results; The Effects of Ethnicity on Committee Participation by Specific Bill Type; A Congruent Analysis of Committee Activity?; Conclusion; 5 Vote Choice and Latino Representation; Previous Work on Roll Call Behavior and the Link between Descriptive and Substantive Representation

Roll Call Behavior, Latino Interests, and the Descriptive-Substantive LinkExpectations about Latinos and Latino-Interest Legislation during Roll Call Voting; Data and Methods; Dispositional Characteristics; Constituency/District Characteristics; Results; Conclusion; 6 The Influence of Latino Representatives; Arizona and SB 1070; Sponsorship of SB 1070; Senate Committee Activity on SB 1070; Senate Floor Action on SB 1070; House Committee Activity on SB 1070; House Floor Action on SB 1070; Senate Final Read of SB 1070; Long-Term Ramifications of SB 1070: Delayed Success for Latino Legislators?

California AB 9Sponsorship of AB 9; Assembly Committee Activity on AB 9; Assembly Floor Action on AB 9; Senate Committee Activity on AB 9; Senate Floor Action on AB 9; AB 9: Latino Representatives in California and the Benefits of a Legislative Majority; Conclusion; 7 Conclusion; The Interests of Latinos; Latinos: The Fewer the Better?; Behind the Partially Drawn Curtain; The 800-Pound Gorilla; The Case of Latino Influence and Legislative Effort; Conclusion; Appendix A ANES Issue Priority Questions; Federal Spending; Appendix B ANES Personal Importance Questions

Personal Importance of Federal Spending on Issue x

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-139-88966-4

1-107-06549-6

1-107-05697-7

1-107-05481-8

1-107-05811-2

1-107-05943-7

1-107-05589-X

1-139-50706-0

OCLC:

842929808