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Tables of Contents for The U.S. House of Representatives
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
vii
I. The Representation Problem
1
12
A More Representative U.S. House of Representatives?
3
10
Wilma Rule
Joseph F. Zimmerman
II. The Ideal and the Historical Reality
13
46
The First Two Centuries
15
13
Gayle Binion
Women and Representation in the 1990s: Old Barriers and New Resources?
28
8
Barbara Burrell
Minorities in the House: What Can We Expect in the Next Century?
36
15
Carol M. Swain
Making the House More Representative: Hidden Costs and Unintended Consequences
51
8
Mark E. Rush
III. Causes and Consequences of Unrepresentativeness
59
74
Delegitimation on the Installment Plan: The Demise of Congressional Campaign Finance Law
61
10
Clyde Wilcox
Wesley Joe
Money and the Incumbency Advantage in U.S. House Elections
71
17
Ronald Keith Gaddie
Lesli E. McCollum
The Voting Rights Act and Supreme Court Restrictions on Majority-Minority Districts
88
9
Mark E. Rush
The Low Voter Turnout Problem
97
17
Mark Franklin
Diana Evans
Comparing Systems of Election and Representation
114
12
Wilma Rule
Too Much of a Good Thing: More Representative Is Not Necessarily Better
126
7
John R. Hibbing
Elizabeth Theiss-Morse
IV. Reform Possibilities
133
78
Reforming the House: Three Moderately Radical Proposals
135
6
Arend Lijphart
Building a Representative House in Scotland and the Role of Women
141
10
Alice Brown
The Possible Effects of Term Limits on Congressional Diversity and Attrition
151
12
Stanley M. Caress
Eliminating Disproportionate Representation in the House
163
24
Joseph F. Zimmerman
If It Ain't Broke Bad, Don't Fix It a Lot
187
7
C. Lawrence Evans
Walter J. Oleszek
Political Reform Is Political
194
17
Daniel H. Lowenstein
V. Prospects for Reform
211
10
The Outlook for Reform
213
8
Joseph F. Zimmerman
Wilma Rule
Select Bibliography
221
6
Index
227
6
About the Contributors
233