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标题：Election Marginality, District Homogeneity, and Policy Responsiveness
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作者：Brad Lockerbie
期刊名称：American Review of Politics
印刷版ISSN：2374-7781
电子版ISSN：2374-779X
出版年度：1992
卷号：13
页码：341-353
DOI：10.15763/issn.2374-7781.1992.13.0.341-353
出版社：University of Oklahoma Libraries
摘要：This research addresses the question of what factors influence policy responsiveness by members of Congress. Data from the 95th and 96th sessions of Congress and the 1978 American National Election Study are employed to test two possible influences on policy responsiveness. First, a revised test of the marginality hypothesis is offered. Instead of looking at marginality statically, the change in both policy responsiveness and marginality is examined. This dynamic model receives no support from the data. Second, the hypothesis that a homogenous opinion structure within the district encourages greater policy responsiveness finds modest support.