Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
decision making, elected officials, voting decisions, delegated-trustee model
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Political Science
Abstract
John Kingdon, in his famous book, Congressman’s Voting Decisions, said, “Because congressmen rely most heavily on colleagues within the house and on constituents for guidance as they vote, other actors in the system such as lobbyists and administration policy makers tend to work through these two gatekeeper sources” (Kingdon 1989, My work with this ORCA grant has helped to shed light on an important distinction that is not explored by Kingdon: some congressman will rely more heavily on colleagues within the house and some will rely more heavily on constituents.
Recommended Citation
Masters, Bradley
(2013)
"Decision-Making Process of Elected Officials,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013:
Iss.
1, Article 435.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/435