Author: United States. Congress SenatePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Election of United States Senators by the People
Author: United States. Congress SenatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
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.
Election of U.S. Senators by the People
Author: David TurpiePublisher:
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Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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The Leadership of Congress
Author: George Rothwell BrownPublisher:
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 334
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The Election of Senators
Author: George Henry HaynesPublisher: N.Y., Henry Holt, [c1906 .
ISBN:
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Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Press Gallery
Author: Donald A. RitchiePublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674042786
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 311
Book Description
Donald Ritchie examines the lives of early, self-styled congressional journalists such as Horace Greeley, Emily Briggs, Benjamin Perley Poore, Jane Grey Swisshelm, Horace White, James G. Blaine, and others who were positioned in the hub of government when the Civil War, the purchase of Alaska, the Crédit Mobilier scandal, and the Johnson impeachment hearings were making front-page news. Rich in anecdote, this lively book illuminates an important era of journalism and American history. The nascent issues of censorship, right to privacy, and conflict of interest that it describes are still very much with us.
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1380
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Selected Articles on the Election of United States Senators
Author: The Advisability of Electing United States Senators by Popular Ballot
Author: Earl John MohnPapers Relating to the Election of Senators by Direct Vote of the People ...
Author: United States. Congress. SenatePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 156
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