{"product_id":"sizing-up-the-senate-frances-e-lee-9780226470061","title":"Sizing Up the Senate: The Unequal Consequences of Equal Representation","description":"We take it for granted that every state has two representatives in the United States Senate. Apply the \"one person, one vote\" standard, however, and the Senate is the most malapportioned legislature in the democratic world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut does it matter that California's 32 million people have the same number of Senate votes as Wyoming's 480,000? Frances Lee and Bruce Oppenheimer systematically show that the Senate's unique apportionment scheme profoundly shapes legislation and representation. The size of a state's population affects the senator-constituent relationship, fund-raising and elections, strategic behavior within the Senate, and, ultimately, policy decisions. They also show that less populous states consistently receive more federal funding than states with more people. In sum, Lee and Oppenheimer reveal that Senate apportionment leaves no aspect of the institution untouched. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis groundbreaking book raises new questions about one of the key institutions of American government and will interest anyone concerned with issues of representation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frances E. Lee, Bruce I. Oppenheimer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226470067\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226470061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.09w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2000 pg. 132","brand":"Frances E. Lee","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44119456710911,"sku":"9780226470061","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_177e2345-357d-4e02-ac37-729c215b7059.jpg?v=1687409456","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sizing-up-the-senate-frances-e-lee-9780226470061","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}