Reforming legislatures : American voters and state ballot measures, 1792-2020 / Peverill Squire.
| Author/creator | Squire, Peverill author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, [2024] |
| Description | ix, 445 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Studies in constitutional democracy Studies in constitutional democracy. ^A1334466 |
| Contents | State ballot measures, reform eras, and the voters -- Fundamental institutional arrangements and public opinion -- Fundamental rules on legislative membership and public opinion -- Legislative service and public opinion -- Legislative decision-making and public opinion -- American public opinion on legislatures and legislators. |
| Abstract | "This study offers a unique perspective on what American voters have historically thought about legislatures as organizations and legislators as representatives. Rather than focusing on responses to surveys that ask respondents how they rate the current performance of lawmakers and legislatures, this study leverages the most significant difference between national and state politics: the existence of ballot propositions in the latter"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Squire, Peverill. Reforming legislatures Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2024] 9780826275035 |
| LCCN | 2023046446 |
| ISBN | 9780826223098 |
| ISBN | 0826223095 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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