| Congressional Representation & Constituents: The Case for Increasing the U.S. House of Representatives Contributor(s): Frederick, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415873452 ISBN-13: 9780415873451 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $78.84 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2009 Annotation: Brian Frederick uses empirical data to scrutinize whether representation has been diminished by keeping a ceiling on the number of seats available in the House and argues that now is the time for the House to be increased in order to better represent a rapidly growing country. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - Legislative Branch - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
| Dewey: 328.730 |
| LCCN: 2009023453 |
| Series: Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" (0.85 lbs) 182 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The U.S. House of Representatives has been frozen at 435 members for almost a century, and in that time the nation's population has grown by more than 200 percent. With the number of citizens represented by each House member now dramatically larger, is a major consequence of this historical disparity a diminished quality of representation? Brian Frederick uses empirical data to scrutinize whether representation has been undermined by keeping a ceiling on the number of seats available in the House. He examines the influence of constituency size on several metrics of representation--including estimating the effects on electoral competition, policy responsiveness, and citizen contact with and approval of their representatives--and argues that now is the time for the House to be increased in order to better represent a rapidly growing country. |