Mandate politics / Lawrence J. Grossback, David A.M. Peterson, James A. Stimson.

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Grossback, Lawrence James

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TextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 208 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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0521866545
9780521866545
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9781107407138
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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mandate politics.DDC classification:

324.973 22

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JK468.P64 G76 2006eb

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Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 A Single Time in a Single Place; 2 The Evolution of Mandates; 3 Members of Congress Respond; 4 The Pattern of Congressional Response; 5 Consequences; 6 The Irresistible Meets the Unmovable; 7 Conclusion: A Mandate View of Normal American Politics; Bibliography; Index.

Summary: This work examines how elections get called mandates, how elected officials respond to these claims, and how public policy changes as a result. Whether or not an election really does carry a message from the electorate, the media and the Washington community sometimes declare an election to be a mandate for a general change in the direction of public policy.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-198) and index.

This work examines how elections get called mandates, how elected officials respond to these claims, and how public policy changes as a result. Whether or not an election really does carry a message from the electorate, the media and the Washington community sometimes declare an election to be a mandate for a general change in the direction of public policy.