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Legislative Politics and Policy Making (Series)

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Roots, Reelection, and Representation in the Modern Congress

By Charles R Hunt
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Political History, Political Behavior and Public Opinion
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Investigates the effects of legislators’ local roots on congressional campaigns, elections, and representation

The Politics of Herding Cats

When Congressional Leaders Fail

By John Lovett
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Governance, Political Behavior and Public Opinion
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Congressional leaders compete with the media for control over public policy

Indecision in American Legislatures

By Justin Howard Kirkland & Jeffrey Joseph Harden
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Political Behavior and Public Opinion
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Flip-flopping and its discontents

Electoral Incentives in Congress

By Jamie L. Carson & Joel Sievert
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Political Behavior and Public Opinion
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Legislators in the 19th century behaved much as we expect legislators to behave today.

Gendered Vulnerability

How Women Work Harder to Stay in Office

By Jeffrey Lazarus & Amy Steigerwalt
Subjects: Political Science, American Politics, Gender Studies, Women's Studies, Political Behavior and Public Opinion
Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making

Analysis-driven study of female candidates and how they represent their constituents better than their male colleagues

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