Geography of a Senate Confirmation Vote
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4491536 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gerald R Webster (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 82 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 154 |
| Publication date | 1992-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/215429 |
| OpenAlex | W2334930774 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
The Senate vote on the confirmation of Judge Clarence Thomas to the U.S. Supreme Court included the ballots of one hundred senators from fifty diverse, geographically dispersed states. This article examines four hypotheses about the effects of political party, race, electoral section, and support for wom- en's issues on the geographical patterns of voting. Although party affiliation was the most significant factor, the other three variables were important consider- ations in the pattern of Senate voting
Geography · Political science · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,03 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 1994 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |