Constituency population and representation in the U.S. House

American Politics Research

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 358-381

  Frederick, Brian ^a  

^a BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congressional districts; Constituency contact; Constituency population; Representation; U.S. House of Representatives

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549148702     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X07309740     Document Type: Article

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