Black Faces in the Mirror African Americans and Their Representatives in the U. S. Congress

Name: Black Faces in the Mirror African Americans and Their Representatives in the U. S. Congress
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ISBN: 9780691117867

ISBN-10: 0691117861

ISBN-13: 9780691117867

Edition: 2002

Authors: Katherine Tate

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Here, Katherine Tate examines the significance of race in the U.S. system of representative democracy for African Americans. Presenting important new findings, she offers the first empirical study to take up the question of representation from both sides of the constituent-representative relationship. The first half of the book examines whether black members of the U.S. House legislate and represent their constituents differently than white members do. Representation is broadly conceptualized to include not only legislators' roll call voting behavior and bill sponsorship, but also the symbolic acts in which they engage. The second half looks at the issue of representation from the…

Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 1/25/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.21" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682

Katherine Tate is Associate Professor of Government at Harvard University.



List of Figures and Tables


Preface and Acknowledgments



Introduction



The Puzzle of Representation



Black Members of Congress



Black Members of Congress



The Elections of Blacks to Congress



Representing Black Interests



Legislative Styles and Voting Records



Symbols and Substance



The View from Black Constituents



Blacks' Evaluations of House Members: Does Race Matter?



Descriptive Representation and Black Political Empowerment



Descriptive Representation and Trust in Government



Conclusion



The Future of Black Faces in the U.S. Congress



The 1996 National Black Election Study



List of Black Members of the U.S. Congress


Notes


References


Index