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Explaining Bill Introductions: Lessons from Michigan and Minnesota.
- Source :
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Conference Papers -- American Political Science Association . 2005 Annual Meeting, Washington DC, p1-27. 27p. 4 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- The article reports on findings of a preliminary study aimed to examine patterns of bill introduction in the lower houses of the Michigan and Minnesota legislatures during the 2003-2004 session. In terms of legislators' personal attributes, gender and seniority have the strongest impact on the number of bills filed as well as the content of these proposals. The strongest support in terms of district characteristics is found for the hypothesis that links bill content to the existence of a large elderly population in a legislator's district.
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Conference Papers -- American Political Science Association
- Publication Type :
- Conference
- Accession number :
- 26624087