Author: United States. Congress SenatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Election of United States Senators by the People
Author: United States. Congress SenatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Election of U.S. Senators by the People
Author: David TurpiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Electing the Senate
Author: Wendy J. SchillerPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691163170
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
How U.S. senators were chosen prior to the Seventeenth Amendment—and the consequences of Constitutional reform From 1789 to 1913, U.S. senators were not directly elected by the people—instead the Constitution mandated that they be chosen by state legislators. This radically changed in 1913, when the Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution was ratified, giving the public a direct vote. Electing the Senate investigates the electoral connections among constituents, state legislators, political parties, and U.S. senators during the age of indirect elections. Wendy Schiller and Charles Stewart find that even though parties controlled the partisan affiliation of the winning candidate for Senate, they had much less control over the universe of candidates who competed for votes in Senate elections and the parties did not always succeed in resolving internal conflict among their rank and file. Party politics, money, and personal ambition dominated the election process, in a system originally designed to insulate the Senate from public pressure. Electing the Senate uses an original data set of all the roll call votes cast by state legislators for U.S. senators from 1871 to 1913 and all state legislators who served during this time. Newspaper and biographical accounts uncover vivid stories of the political maneuvering, corruption, and partisanship—played out by elite political actors, from elected officials, to party machine bosses, to wealthy business owners—that dominated the indirect Senate elections process. Electing the Senate raises important questions about the effectiveness of Constitutional reforms, such as the Seventeenth Amendment, that promised to produce a more responsive and accountable government.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1084
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Election of United States Senators by the People
Author: David TurpiePublisher:
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Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 8
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The Advisability of Electing United States Senators by Popular Ballot
Author: Earl John MohnElection of United States Senators by the People.
Author: The Election of Senators
Author: George Henry HaynesPublisher: N.Y., Henry Holt, [c1906 .
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
Congressional Government
Author: Woodrow WilsonPublisher:
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Category : Executive power
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
Papers Relating to the Election of Senators by Direct Vote of the People ...
Author: United States. Congress. SenatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 156
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