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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462255903321

Autore

Caress Stanley Malcolm

Titolo

Term limits and their consequences [[electronic resource] ] : the aftermath of legislative reform / / Stanley M. Caress, Todd T. Kunioka

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2012

ISBN

1-4384-4306-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KuniokaTodd

Disciplina

328.73073

Soggetti

Legislators - Term of office - United States

Legislators - Term of office - United States - States

Term limits (Public office) - United States

Term limits (Public office) - United States - States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Movement to establish term limits -- Why were term limits so popular -- Impact on the election of women -- Impact on the election of minority candidates -- Consequences of term limit enactment on career paths -- Changes in legislative leadership -- Insiders' views of term limits -- The future of term limits in the states and on Congress -- Conclusion.