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  • Understanding the 2022 U.S. Midterm Congressional Elections

    Continuity and Change

    Edited by Joel Sievert, James C. Garand, Bruce I Newman ...
    This book brings together a group of respected congressional election scholars to explore how and why the 2022 midterm congressional elections unfolded as they did.The 2022 midterm congressional elections were full of surprises. Most political observers expected the Republicans to gain substantial majority in House of Representatives, but instead, they secured a narrow majority in the House and ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Nationalized Politics

    Evaluating Electoral Politics Across Time

    by Jamie L. Carson, Joel Sievert, Ryan D. Williamson ...
    In the United States, politics has become increasingly nationalized in recent years as voter decision-making is now driven by partisan or national political forces rather than the attributes of individual candidates. Indeed, voters now seem more concerned with which of the two national parties will be in power across all levels of government as opposed to which candidate will represent them ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Electoral Incentives in Congress

    by Joel Sievert, Jamie L. Carson ...
    Series series Legislative Politics And Policy Making
    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 ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

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    Nationalized Politics

    Evaluating Electoral Politics Across Time

    by Jamie L. Carson, Joel Sievert, Ryan D. Williamson ...
    Narrated by Patrick Lawlor ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 12 min

    In the United States, politics has become increasingly nationalized in recent years as voter decision-making is now driven by partisan or national political forces rather than the attributes of individual candidates. Indeed, voters now seem more concerned with which of the two national parties will be in power across all levels of government as opposed to which candidate will represent them ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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  • Federal Taxation in America

    A History

    by W. Elliot Brownlee ...
    This authoritative and readable survey is a comprehensive historical overview of federal taxation and fiscal policy in the United States, extending from the era of the American Revolution to the present day. Brownlee relates the principal stages of federal taxation to the crises that led to their adoption, including but not limited to: the formation of the republic, the Civil War, World War I and ... Read more

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  • The Inevitable Party

    Why Attempts to Kill the Party System Fail and How they Weaken Democracy

    by Seth Masket ...
    Seth Masket's The Inevitable Party is a study of anti-party reforms and why they fail. Numerous reform movements over the past century have designated parties as the enemy of democracy, and they have found a willing ally in the American people in their efforts to rein in and occasionally root out parties. Masket investigates several of these anti-party reform efforts - from open primaries to ... Read more

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  • In Defense of Judicial Elections

    by Chris W. Bonneau, Melinda Gann Hall ...
    Series series Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation
    One of the most contentious issues in politics today is the propriety of electing judges. Ought judges be independent of democratic processes in obtaining and retaining their seats, or should they be subject to the approval of the electorate and the processes that accompany popular control? While this debate is interesting and often quite heated, it usually occurs without reference to empirical ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • The Color of Representation

    Congressional Behavior and Black Interests

    by Kenny J. Whitby ...
    The central domestic issue in the United States over the long history of this nation has been the place of the people of color in American society. One aspect of this debate is how African-Americans are represented in Congress. Kenny J. Whitby examines congressional responsiveness to black interests by focusing on the representational link between African-American constituents and the policymaking ... Read more

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  • Partisan Balance

    Why Political Parties Don't Kill the U.S. Constitutional System

    by David R. Mayhew ...
    Series series Princeton Lectures in Politics and Public Affairs
    How partisan balance between the U.S. presidency and Congress is essential to successful governmentWith three independent branches, a legislature divided into two houses, and many diverse constituencies, it is remarkable that the federal government does not collapse in permanent deadlock. Yet, this system of government has functioned for well over two centuries, even through such heated partisan ... Read more

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  • Gerrymandering

    The Politics of Redistricting in the United States

    by Stephen K. Medvic ...
    For nearly as long as there have been electoral districts in America, politicians have gerrymandered those districts. Though the practice has changed over time, the public reaction to it has remained the same: gerrymandering is reviled. There is, of course, good reason for that sentiment. Gerrymandering is intended to maximize the number of legislative seats for one party. As such, it is an ... Read more

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  • The Litigation State

    Public Regulation and Private Lawsuits in the U.S.

    by Sean Farhang ...
    Series series Princeton Studies in American Politics
    Of the 1.65 million lawsuits enforcing federal laws over the past decade, 3 percent were prosecuted by the federal government, while 97 percent were litigated by private parties. When and why did private plaintiff-driven litigation become a dominant model for enforcing federal regulation? The Litigation State shows how government legislation created the nation's reliance upon private litigation, ... Read more

    $33.89 USD