Representing America : the citizen and the professional legislator in the House of Representatives /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Herrick, Rebekah, 1960-
Other Authors:	Fisher, Samuel H., 1955-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2007]
Subjects:	United States. > Congress. > House. United States. > Congress. > House > Constituent communication. Legislators > United States. Representative government and representation > United States. Political participation > United States.

Table of Contents:

Are citizen legislators more responsive than professional legislators?
Descriptive representation
Constituency relations
Substantive representation
Effectiveness
Ethics
Interest group relations
Conclusion
Appendix A : description of variable codes and data sources
Appendix B : difference of means for term-limited members with and without progressive ambition
Appendix C : ethics rules.