{"product_id":"electing-the-senate-9780691163178","title":"Electing the Senate","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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 const\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Schiller and Stewart develop a database of breathtaking proportions to provide insight into the politics of indirect election of senators, and the consequences of direct and indirect election on electoral responsiveness. Rather than a dusty account of a long-forgotten reform, this book has implications for understanding the modern Senate.\"--Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations vii  List of Tables ix  Preface xi  Chapter 1 Introduction 1  Chapter 2 A Theory of Indirect Election 20  Chapter 3 Candidate Emergence, Political Ambition, and Seat Value 51  Chapter 4 Party as Gatekeeper: Canvass, Convention, and Caucus as Nomination Mechanisms 82  Chapter 5 Political Dynamics and Senate Representation 121  Chapter 6 Senate Electoral Responsiveness under Indirect and Direct Election 157  Chapter 7 Myth and Reality of the Seventeenth Amendment 199  References 219  Index 227","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403808842071,"sku":"9780691163178","price":25.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691163178.jpg?v=1730484611","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/electing-the-senate-9780691163178","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}