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The Power of People Congressional Competition, Public Attention, and Voter Retribution / Sean M. Theriault.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Theriault, Sean M., 1972-
- Series:
- Parliaments and legislatures series.
- Parliaments and legislatures
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Elections--United States.
- Elections.
- Voting--United States.
- Voting.
- Public opinion--United States.
- Public opinion.
- Democracy--United States.
- Democracy.
- Representative government and representation--United States.
- Representative government and representation.
- United States--Politics and government.
- United States.
- United States. Congress--Voting.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 166 p. :) ill. ;
- Place of Publication:
- Columbus : Ohio State University Press, 2005.
- Contents:
- The two faces of democratic accountability
- The politics of public pressure : competition, attention, and retribution
- Patronage, political parties, the public, and the Pendleton Act of 1883
- Congressional pay raises and public scrutiny
- The modern history of campaign finance reform
- The unfulfilled reform : congressional term limits
- The power of the people.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-160) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-8142-7293-2
- OCLC:
- 899262192
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