Legislating Without Experience : Case Studies in State Legislative Term Limits

to collect and analyze comparable data in each state. The loss of major power brokers and their institutional memory makes the legislature a more chaotic place. Legislating Without Experience argues that on the whole, the legislature as an institution has been weakened by term limits. However, these effects vary from state to state based on the specifics of the limit and the degree of legislative professionalism. Importantly, legislative actors are adapting to the limits and making the best of a difficult situation.This book will be an excellent reference for students and scholars of state politics, legislative process, and term limits. [Publisher's text]

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