Mandate politics / Lawrence J. Grossback, David A.M. Peterson, James A. Stimson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grossback, Lawrence James, author.

Peterson, David A. M., 1973- author.

Stimson, James A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political planning--United States.

Political planning.

Elections--United States.

Elections.

Representative government and representation--United States.

Representative government and representation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 208 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Whether or not voters consciously use their votes to send messages about their preferences for public policy, the Washington community sometimes comes to believe that it has heard such a message. In this 2006 book the authors ask 'What then happens?' They focus on these perceived mandates - where they come from and how they alter the behaviors of members of Congress, the media, and voters. These events are rare. Only three elections in post-war America (1964, 1980 and 1994) were declared mandates by the media consensus. These declarations, however, had a profound if ephemeral impact on members of Congress. They altered the fundamental gridlock that prevents Congress from adopting major policy changes. The responses by members of Congress to these three elections are responsible for many of the defining policies of this era. Despite their infrequency, then, mandates are important to the face of public policy.

Contents:

A single time in a single place

The evolution of mandates

Members of congress respond

The pattern of congressional response

Consequences

The irresistible meets the unmovable

Conclusion: a mandate view of normal American politics.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-198) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-17038-9

1-280-70377-6

0-511-24645-5

0-511-24714-1

0-511-24498-3

0-511-31863-4

0-511-51061-6

0-511-24575-0

OCLC:

213380256