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• Author/Creator:Carson, Jamie L., author.
  
• Title:Electoral incentives in Congress / Jamie L. Carson and Joel Sievert.
  
• ISBN:9780472123759
  0472123750
  9780472130795
  
• Publication:Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, [2018]
  
• Physical Description:1 online resource.
  
• Links:Online book
  

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• Summary: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. The electoral connection is a post-World War II phenomenon, but legislative scholars now suggest that Mayhew's argument applies to earlier congressional eras. To assess these claims, Carson and Sievert investigate whether earlier legislators were motivated by the same factors that influence their behavior today, especially in pursuit of reelection. They examine how electoral incentives shape legislative behavior throughout the nineteenth century by looking at patterns of turnover in Congress; the re-nomination of candidates; the roles of parties in recruiting candidates, and by extension their broader effects on candidate competition; and, finally by examining legislators' accountability. The results have wide-ranging implications for the evolution of Congress and the development of various legislative institutions over time.
  
• Variant and related titles:UMPEBC backlist 2011-2019.
  
• Format:Book
• Series:Legislative politics and policy making
  Legislative politics & policy making.
  
• BibliographyIncludes bibliographical references and index.
  
• Subjects:United States. Congress--History--19th century.
  United States. Congress--Elections.
  Legislators--United States--History--19th century.
  
• Also listed under:Sievert, Joel, author.
  Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan) publisher.