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245 10 a| Accountability in state legislatures /c| Steven Rogers.;

264 1 a| Chicago :b| The University of Chicago Press,c| 2023.;

300 a| xii, 325 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| Chicago studies in American politics;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Legislators Not Seeking Reelection: You Can't Fire Me If I Quit -- Challengers in State Legislative Elections: A Lack of Choice -- Who Represents You in the Legislature? -- What Do Voters Think About in State Legislative Elections? -- Accountability for Representation: "Out of Step" but Mostly Still In Office -- The Electoral Impact of Party Performance: All Politics Are Not Local -- "Accountability" in Primary Elections -- The Cracking Foundation of Statehouse Democracy.;

520 a| "State legislatures hold tremendous authority over key facets of our lives, in domains ranging from healthcare to education to election administration. And in an era of polarization and frequent policy gridlock at the national level, their significance has only increased. Political scientist Steven Rogers asks what voters know about state legislators, whether they have a meaningful opportunity to register their preferences in state legislative elections, and if there is evidence of accountability for performance in the outcomes of those elections. Drawing on broad-ranging evidence and creative research strategies, Rogers shows that, most often, state legislatures can produce policies contrary to citizens' priorities with little fear of being held accountable at the ballot box. Assembling an encyclopedic range of data on candidacy and retirements, lawmaker issue stances, news coverage, general elections, primaries, electoral competition, legislator effectiveness, state economic performance, public opinion, voter knowledge, and election outcomes, this book foregrounds a major issue: Voters do not know enough about their state representatives. They are often not presented with alternatives in elections where incumbents routinely run unopposed, and outcomes normally fail to correlate with indicators of legislative performance, either for individual lawmakers or in the aggregate performance of state government"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Accountability in state legislatures / Steven Rogers.

Author/creator	Rogers, Steven author.
Format	Book
Publication	Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2023.
Copyright Date	©2023
Description	xii, 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Government accountability--United States. State governments--United States. Legislators--United States.

Series	Chicago studies in American politics Chicago studies in American politics. ^A786748
Contents	Introduction -- Legislators Not Seeking Reelection: You Can't Fire Me If I Quit -- Challengers in State Legislative Elections: A Lack of Choice -- Who Represents You in the Legislature? -- What Do Voters Think About in State Legislative Elections? -- Accountability for Representation: "Out of Step" but Mostly Still In Office -- The Electoral Impact of Party Performance: All Politics Are Not Local -- "Accountability" in Primary Elections -- The Cracking Foundation of Statehouse Democracy.
Abstract	"State legislatures hold tremendous authority over key facets of our lives, in domains ranging from healthcare to education to election administration. And in an era of polarization and frequent policy gridlock at the national level, their significance has only increased. Political scientist Steven Rogers asks what voters know about state legislators, whether they have a meaningful opportunity to register their preferences in state legislative elections, and if there is evidence of accountability for performance in the outcomes of those elections. Drawing on broad-ranging evidence and creative research strategies, Rogers shows that, most often, state legislatures can produce policies contrary to citizens' priorities with little fear of being held accountable at the ballot box. Assembling an encyclopedic range of data on candidacy and retirements, lawmaker issue stances, news coverage, general elections, primaries, electoral competition, legislator effectiveness, state economic performance, public opinion, voter knowledge, and election outcomes, this book foregrounds a major issue: Voters do not know enough about their state representatives. They are often not presented with alternatives in elections where incumbents routinely run unopposed, and outcomes normally fail to correlate with indicators of legislative performance, either for individual lawmakers or in the aggregate performance of state government"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2022053773
ISBN	9780226827247
ISBN	9780226827223 hardcover
ISBN	0226827224 hardcover
ISBN	0226827240 paperback
ISBN	electronic book

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