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But does it matter that California's 32 million people have the same number of Senate votes as Wyoming's 480,000? Frances Lee and Bruce Oppenheimer systematically show that the Senate's unique apportionment scheme profoundly shapes legislation and representation. The size of a state's population affects the senator-constituent relationship, fund-raising and elections, strategic behavior within the Senate, and, ultimately, policy decisions. They also show that less populous states consistently receive more federal funding than states with more people. In sum, Lee and Oppenheimer reveal that Senate apportionment leaves no aspect of the institution untouched.
This groundbreaking book raises new questions about one of the key institutions of American government and will interest anyone concerned with issues of representation.
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EAN: 9780226470061
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Book Title: Sizing Up the Senate: The Unequal Consequences of
Item Length: 22.8 cm
Number of Pages: 288 Pages
Publication Name: Sizing Up the Senate: the Unequal Consequences of Equal Representation
Language: English
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Item Height: 228 mm
Subject: Government
Publication Year: 1999
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 498 g
Subject Area: Political Science
Author: Frances E. Lee, Bruce I. Oppenheimer
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Paperback