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Congress, Representation, and Participation: The Influence of Voter Turnout on Legislative Behavior in the House of Representatives

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In this dissertation I examine the relationship between voter turnout and legislative representation in the United States Congress. My main contention is that political elites react to electoral participation in formulating public policies. I posit that the institutional advantages of incumbency in the House of Representative reduces turnout in congressional...

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Legislative Behavior, ; Election, Electoral accountability, Voter Turnout, U.S. Congress, and Political representation

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Political Science

Creator:

Jean-Francois Godbout

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Scholarly Digital Publishing

Date Uploaded:

08/06/2018

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08/06/2018

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2007-08-24

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Dissertation
Race, Class, and Gender in the Politics of Incarceration in the United States

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The growth of incarceration in the United States, a symptom of the concomitant broader institutionalization of a ‘carceral state’, is unquestionably one of the most significant developments in the nation's history. Despite this significance, the public response to the growth and deleterious consequences of incarceration has been notably restrained. This...

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Political inequality, Political representation, Public opinion, Mass incarceration, Intersectionality, and Political communication

Subject:

Political Science

Creator:

Kevin E Levay

Owner:

Scholarly Digital Publishing

Date Uploaded:

02/13/2018

Date Modified:

02/13/2018

Date Created:

2016-01-01

Resource Type:

Dissertation

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