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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...

Keyword:

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

Subject:

Political Science

Creator:

Jean-Francois Godbout

Owner:

Scholarly Digital Publishing

Date Uploaded:

08/06/2018

Date Modified:

08/06/2018

Date Created:

2007-08-24

Resource Type:

Dissertation