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The power of the people : congressional competition, public attention, and voter retribution / Sean M. Theriault.

By: Series: Parliaments and legislatures seriesPublication details: Columbus : Ohio State University Press, c2005.Description: xi, 166 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0814209920 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 0814251404 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0814290701 (cd-rom)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 328.73/0775 22
LOC classification:
  • JK1021 .T54 2005
Contents:
The two faces of democratic accountability -- The politics of public pressure : competition, attention, and retribution -- Patronage, political parties, the public, and the Pendleton Act of 1883 -- Congressional pay raises and public scrutiny -- The modern history of campaign finance reform -- The unfulfilled reform : congressional term limits -- The power of the people.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-160) and index.

The two faces of democratic accountability -- The politics of public pressure : competition, attention, and retribution -- Patronage, political parties, the public, and the Pendleton Act of 1883 -- Congressional pay raises and public scrutiny -- The modern history of campaign finance reform -- The unfulfilled reform : congressional term limits -- The power of the people.

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