Nothing on the Floor
Congress, the Territorial Delegates, and Political Representation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4285606 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jennifer Lewallen (0000-0002-2772-1807, United States Congress), Jonathan Lewallen, Bartholomew H Sparrow (0000-0002-0900-1830, Government of the United States of America) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 133 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 729-752 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Science Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3195 • E-ISSN: 1538-165X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1002/polq.12833 |
| OpenAlex | W2906314852 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HAVE MANY WAYS TO ACHIEVE their multiple goals of being reelected, making policy, and gaining power and prestige within their institution. Of these, roll call voting is the most visible and, many scholars argue, the most important signal that legislators send to their constituents, colleagues, and interest groups about their positions and achievements.1 Yet since 1790, and permanently since 1794, the U.S. Congress has included delegates who cannot vote on the House floor—those from the United States’ territories. Congress currently includes five delegates from the U.S. island territories (Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Marianas) as well as a delegate from Washington, DC. None of them is able to participate in roll call votes on the House floor, yet these delegates represent 4.52 million total residents which, according to 2015 Census Bureau estimates, would amount to the 26th most populous state between Louisiana (4.7 million) and Kentucky (4.4 million) in size
Citation · Epistemology · Library science · Nothing · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics) · Sparrow · Computer Science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |