LEADER 02890nam 2200589 450 001 9910787381703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8131-5616-5 010 $a0-8131-4776-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000333950 035 $a(EBL)1915081 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001402832 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12615732 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001402832 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11359803 035 $a(PQKB)10698348 035 $a(OCoLC)557732542 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43860 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1915081 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11011691 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL690839 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1915081 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000333950 100 $a20150205h19821982 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRepresentation in state legislatures /$fMalcolm E. Jewell 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cThe University Press of Kentucky,$d1982. 210 4$dİ1982 215 $a1 online resource (213 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-322-59557-7 311 $a0-8131-1463-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; 1. Representation in State Legislatures; 2. Legislative Elections; 3. Communicating with Constituents; 4. Policy Responsiveness: The Ingredients; 5. Policy Responsiveness: How Choices Are Made; 6. Allocation and Service Responsiveness; 7. Representation: Public Perspectives and Conclusions; Appendix: Criteria for Selection of States and Methodology; Notes; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W 330 $aEvery two years American voters turn out to elect several thousand representatives to state legislatures. Only now in Representation in State Legislatures do we have a detailed examination of how these officials perceive their jobs and how they attempt to do them. To provide answers to these questions, Malcolm E. Jewell conducted intensive interviews with 220 members of houses of representatives in nine selected states. He asked each legislator how he kept in touch with his constituents, how he resolved matters of policy, how he sought government resources for his district, and what services 606 $aLegislative bodies$zUnited States$xStates 606 $aRepresentative government and representation$zUnited States$xStates 615 0$aLegislative bodies$xStates. 615 0$aRepresentative government and representation$xStates. 676 $a328.73/0734 700 $aJewell$b Malcolm E.$f1928-2010,$01189059 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787381703321 996 $aRepresentation in state legislatures$93704636 997 $aUNINA