02071oam 22005294a 450 991055278360332120210915035124.00-8142-7293-2(CKB)3780000000104803(OCoLC)899262192(MdBmJHUP)muse34464(EXLCZ)99378000000010480320050112d2005 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Power of PeopleCongressional Competition, Public Attention, and Voter Retribution /Sean M. TheriaultColumbus :Ohio State University Press,2005.©2005.1 online resource (xi, 166 p. :)ill. ;Parliaments and legislatures0-8142-5140-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-160) and index.The two faces of democratic accountability -- The politics of public pressure : competition, attention, and retribution -- Patronage, political parties, the public, and the Pendleton Act of 1883 -- Congressional pay raises and public scrutiny -- The modern history of campaign finance reform -- The unfulfilled reform : congressional term limits -- The power of the people.Parliaments and legislatures series.ElectionsUnited StatesVotingUnited StatesPublic opinionUnited StatesDemocracyUnited StatesRepresentative government and representationUnited StatesUnited StatesPolitics and governmentElectronic books. ElectionsVotingPublic opinionDemocracyRepresentative government and representation328.73/0775Theriault Sean M.1972-1200448MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910552783603321The Power of People2804991UNINA