Electing the Senate : Indirect Democracy before the Seventeenth Amendment /

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"From 1789 to 1913, U.S. senators were not directly elected by the people--instead the Constitution mandated that they be chosen by state legislators. This radically changed in 1913, when the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, giving the public a direct vote. Electing the S...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Schiller, Wendy J., 1964- (Autor), Stewart, Charles Haines (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Colección:Princeton studies in American politics.
Temas:
United States. > Congress. > Senate > Elections.
United States. > Congress. > Senate
Psychology.
Psychology, Comparative.
Psychology
Behavioral Sciences
Behavioral Disciplines and Activities
Psychiatry and Psychology
Psychology, Comparative
Psychologie.
Sciences du comportement.
Psychologie comparée.
psychology.
behavioral sciences.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
Elections
Politics and government
Wahlsystem
United States > Politics and government.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • A theory of indirect election
  • Candidate emergence, political ambition, and seat value
  • Party as gatekeeper : canvass, convention, and caucus as nomination mechanisms
  • Political dynamics and Senate representation
  • Senate electoral responsiveness under indirect and direct election
  • Myth and reality of the Seventeenth Amendment.

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