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Partners and Rivals: Representation in U.S. Senate Delegations

Partners and Rivals: Representation in U.S. Senate Delegations

Paperback

United States Politics

ISBN10: 0691048878
ISBN13: 9780691048871
Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr
Published: Apr 2 2000
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.67
Height: 0.45 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Congressional scholars have vastly underappreciated how representation in the U. S. Senate differs from the House of Representatives. In this provocative new study, Wendy J. Schiller develops a theory of dual representation--where two legislators share the same geographical constituency--to explain Senators' behavior. Noting that Senators from the same state join different committees, focus on different policy areas, and address different economic interests through bill and amendment sponsorship, the author examines the electoral and institutional forces that elicit this competitive behavior. In developing her theory, Schiller relies on a wide variety of methodologies, from statistical analysis to case studies, and makes telling comparisons with similar situations in Latin America and Asia.


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