Title
The Contemporary Pennsylvania Legislature
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Description
In The Contemporary Pennsylvania Legislature, John J. Kennedy explores a variety of topics that are relevant for any small lawmaking institution. He investigates to what degree current social and technological changes have affected the Pennsylvania legislature and how it has been transformed from a part-time lawmaking body to a full-time professional institution. The data for Kennedy's study comes from a survey of legislators who served in the 1993-1994 Pennsylvania Assembly as well as candidates who ran for office but were defeated. Noting that political parties are on the decline in the U.S., Kennedy examines whether lawmakers are more inclined to follow their own interests, their parties', or those of their constituents when voting on particular issues. In addition to discussing the philosophical dispositions of legislators, he also examines the electoral experiences of defeated candidates.
ISBN
978-0761815198
Publication Date
11-3-1999
Publisher
University Press of America
City
Lanham, MD
Disciplines
American Politics
Recommended Citation
Kennedy, John J., "The Contemporary Pennsylvania Legislature" (1999). College of Business & Public Management Faculty Books. 13.
https://digitalcommons.wcupa.edu/cbpafaculty_books/13
Comments
The author of this book is a member of West Chester University’s Department of Political Science.
As of 2016, the Department of Political Science was moved from the College of Business & Public Affairs to the newly formed College of the Sciences & Mathematics as part of a University-wide reorganization.
For technical reasons, this book must remain as a duplicate in its original position within the renamed College of Business & Public Management Faculty Books gallery, so appears twice in West Chester University’s Digital Commons repository.