| The Rise of the Representative: Lawmakers and Constituents in Colonial America Contributor(s): Squire, Peverill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0472130390 ISBN-13: 9780472130399 Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 2017 Click for more in this series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Colonial Period (1600-1775) - Political Science | American Government - Legislative Branch - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 328.730 |
| LCCN: 2016053324 |
| Series: Legislative Politics and Policy Making |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" L (1.45 lbs) 344 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Features: Bibliography, Index, Price on Product |
| Review Citations: Choice 03/01/2018 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Representation is integral to the study of legislatures, yet virtually no attention has been given to how representative assemblies developed and what that process might tell us about how the relationship between the representative and the represented evolved. The Rise of the Representative corrects that omission by tracing the development of representative assemblies in colonial America and revealing they were a practical response to governing problems, rather than an imported model or an attempt to translate abstract philosophy into a concrete reality. Peverill Squire shows there were initially competing notions of representation, but over time the pull of the political system moved lawmakers toward behaving as delegates, even in places where they were originally intended to operate as trustees. By looking at the rules governing who could vote and who could serve, how representatives were apportioned within each colony, how candidates and voters behaved in elections, how expectations regarding their relationship evolved, and how lawmakers actually behaved, Squire demonstrates that the American political system that emerged following independence was strongly rooted in colonial-era developments. |
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