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"Do members of Congress follow through on the appeals they make in campaigns? The answer to this question lies at the heart of assessments of democratic legitimacy. This study demonstrates that, contrary to the conventional wisdom that candidates appeals are just cheap talk, campaigns actually...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sulkin, Tracy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Temas:
Legislators > Professional relationships > United States.
Political campaigns > United States.
Political planning > United States.
Representative government and representation > United States.
Politique publique > États-Unis.
Gouvernement représentatif > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
Political campaigns
Political planning
Representative government and representation
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Promises to keep?
  • 2. Campaigns as signals
  • 3. Campaign appeals and legislative activity
  • 4. Mechanisms underlying promise keeping
  • 5. Promise making and promise keeping on defense and environmental issues
  • 6. The who, when, and where of follow-through
  • 7. The electoral implications of promise keeping
  • 8. Promises and policy making
  • 9. Representation, responsiveness, and the electoral connection.

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