Term Limits in State Legislatures

by Lynda W Powell, Richard G. Niemi, John M. Carey, et al.

Book Overview

It has been predicted that term limits in state legislatures--soon to be in effect in eighteen states--will first affect the composition of the legislatures, next the behavior of legislators, and finally legislatures as institutions. The studies in Term Limits in State Legislatures demonstrate that term limits have had considerably less effect on state legislatures than proponents predicted.
The term-limit movement--designed to limit the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472066994
• ISBN13: 9780472066995
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"