Congressional Representation & Constituents

The Case for Increasing the U.S. House of Representatives

By:

Brian Frederick

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation

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The U.S. House of Representatives has been frozen at 435 members for almost a century, and in that time the nation's population has grown by more than 200 percent. With the number of citizens represented by each House member now dramatically larger, is a major consequence of this historical disparity a diminished quality of representation? Brian Frederick uses empirical data to scrutinize whether representation has been undermined by keeping a ceiling on the number of seats available in the House. He examines the influence of constituency size on several metrics of representation--including estimating the effects on electoral competition, policy responsiveness, and citizen contact with and approval of their representatives--and argues that now is the time for the House to be increased in order to better represent a rapidly growing country.

Author Biography:

Brian Frederick is an assistant professor of political science at Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts.

Release date Australia

November 25th, 2009

Author

Brian Frederick

Audiences

General (US: Trade)
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

23 Tables, black and white; 10 Line drawings, black and white

Pages

172

Series

Controversies in Electoral Democracy and Representation

Dimensions

152x229x13

ISBN-13

9780415873468

Product ID

3721177

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