The Rise of the Representative : Lawmakers and Constituents in Colonial America /

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"Representation is integral to the study of legislatures, yet virtually no attention has been given to how representative assemblies developed and what that process might tell us about how the relationship between the representative and the represented evolved. The 'Rise of the Representat...

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Main Author: Squire, Peverill (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Politics and government.
Legislators.
Legislative bodies > U.S. states.
Legislative bodies.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > General.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Histoire.
Legislative bodies > United States > History.
Legislative bodies > United States > States > History.
Legislators > United States > History.
United States.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States > Politics and government.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Contents; Acronyms; Acknowledgments; One. Introduction; Two. The Emergence of Representative Assemblies in the Colonies; Three. Who Could Vote and Who Could Represent; Four. The Apportionment of Assembly Seats; Five. Election Mechanics and Candidate Emergence; Six. Campaigns and Voters; Seven. Expectations for the Representative's Role; Eight. Representation in the Colonial Legislative Process; Nine. Colonial Representatives and the Enduring Dilemma of Representation; Appendix A: Instructions to Representatives

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