The U.S. House of Representatives: Reform or Rebuild?

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Preface vii
• Part I - The Representation Problem 1
• Chapter 1 - A More Representative U.S. House of Representatives? 10
• Part II - The Ideal and the Historical Reality 13
• Chapter 2 - The First Two Centuries 15
• NOTES 24
• Chapter 3 - Women and Representation in the 1990s: Old Barriers and New Resources? 34
• Chapter 4 Minorities in the House: What Can We Expect in the Next Century? 36
• NOTES 48
• Chapter 5 - Making the House More Representative: Hidden Costs and Unintended Consequences 51
• NOTES 56
• Part III - Causes and Consequences of Unrepresentativeness 59
• Chapter 6 - Delegitimation on the Installment Plan: The Demise of Congressional Campaign Finance Law 69
• Chapter 7 - Money and the Incumbency Advantage in U.S. House Elections 71

• Title Page iii
• Contents v
• Preface vii
• Part I - The Representation Problem 1
• Chapter 1 - A More Representative U.S. House of Representatives? 10
• Part II - The Ideal and the Historical Reality 13
• Chapter 2 - The First Two Centuries 15
• NOTES 24
• Chapter 3 - Women and Representation in the 1990s: Old Barriers and New Resources? 34
• Chapter 4 Minorities in the House: What Can We Expect in the Next Century? 36
• NOTES 48
• Chapter 5 - Making the House More Representative: Hidden Costs and Unintended Consequences 51
• NOTES 56
• Part III - Causes and Consequences of Unrepresentativeness 59
• Chapter 6 - Delegitimation on the Installment Plan: The Demise of Congressional Campaign Finance Law 69
• Chapter 7 - Money and the Incumbency Advantage in U.S. House Elections 71
• NOTES 85
• Chapter 8 - The Voting Rights Act and Supreme Court Restrictions on Majority-Minority Districts 88
• NOTES 95
• Chapter 9 - The Low Voter Turnout Problem 97
• NOTES 111
• Chapter 10 - Comparing Systems of Election and Representation 122
• Chapter 11 - Too Much of a Good Thing: More Representative Is Not Necessarily Better 126
• NOTES 131
• Part IV - Reform Possibilities 133
• Chapter 12 - Reforming the House: Three Moderately Radical Proposals 139
• Chapter 13 - Building a Representative House in Scotland and the Role of Women 141
• NOTES 149
• Chapter 14 - The Possible Effects of Term Limits on Congressional Diversity and Attrition 161
• Conclusions 163
• NOTES 183
• Chapter 16 - If It Ain't Broke Bad, Don't Fix It a Lot 193
• Chapter 17 - Political Reform Is Political 206
• Part V - Prospects for Reform 211
• Chapter 18 - The Outlook for Reform 213
• NOTES 218
• Select Bibliography 221
• Index 227
• About the Contributors 233