Electoral Incentives in Congress

by Joel Sievert and Jamie L. Carson

Book Overview

David Mayhew's 1974 thesis on the "electoral connection" and its impact on legislative behavior is the theoretical foundation for research on the modern U.S. Congress. Mayhew contends that once in office, legislators pursue the actions that put them in the best position for reelection. Carson and Sievert examine how electoral incentives shaped legislative behavior throughout the nineteenth century by looking at patterns of turnover in Congress; the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472037501
• ISBN13: 9780472037506
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"