“Congress: The Electoral Connection”

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“Congress: The Electoral Connection” is a seminal work of political science by David R. Mayhew that argues members of the U.S. Congress are primarily motivated by the goal of reelection, shaping their behavior and institutional arrangements.

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instanceOf book
non-fiction book
political science book
academicDiscipline American politics
political science
academicUse widely assigned in graduate courses on Congress
widely assigned in undergraduate courses on American politics
arguesThat congressional activities can be understood as reelection-seeking behaviors
institutional arrangements in Congress facilitate members’ reelection goals
author David R. Mayhew
centralArgument members of Congress are primarily motivated by reelection
reelection motives shape congressional behavior
reelection motives shape congressional institutions
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
describes constituency service as a reelection strategy
use of committees to support reelection
use of particularistic benefits for districts
fieldInfluence congressional studies
electoral studies
rational choice institutionalism
focusesOn United States House of Representatives
surface form: U.S. House of Representatives

individual legislators
hasEdition second edition
influenced models of politician behavior
research on legislative representation
studies of incumbency advantage
introducesConcept advertising (as a congressional activity)
credit claiming
position taking
isDescribedAs classic in American political science
seminal work in congressional studies
language English
mainSubject United States Congress
electoral politics
legislative behavior
methodologicalApproach behavioral analysis of legislators
rational choice analysis
publicationYear 1974
publisher Yale University Press
relatedConcept constituency representation
electoral incentives
incumbency advantage
setting postwar American politics
theoreticalContribution electoral connection theory
timePeriodAnalyzed mid-20th century U.S. Congress

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Princeton Studies in American Politics notableWorkPublishedInSeries “Congress: The Electoral Connection”