RACE, PARTY, AND CONSTITUENCY IN A LOCAL LEGISLATURE

RACE, PARTY, AND CONSTITUENCY IN A LOCAL LEGISLATURE

THE RELATIVE IMPACT OF RACE, PARTY, & CONSTITUENCY ON BLACK CITY COUNCILMEN'S ROLL CALL VOTING IS EXAMINED. A CLUSTER BLOC ANALYSIS WAS UNDERTAKEN OF SPLIT VOTES ON THE CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL DURING 1970-1971. THE CLEVELAND COUNCIL PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT RESEARCH SITE BECAUSE THE COUNCIL MEM...

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Veröffentlicht in:Social science quarterly 1975-12, Vol.56 (3), p.492-501
Hauptverfasser: GREENE, KENNETH R., GREEN, KENNETH R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Black/Blacks
Bloc voting
Caucuses
City councils
Constituents
Fringe
Mayors
Political parties
Research Notes
Solidarity
Voting
Voting patterns
Voting/Voter/Voters
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Zusammenfassung:THE RELATIVE IMPACT OF RACE, PARTY, & CONSTITUENCY ON BLACK CITY COUNCILMEN'S ROLL CALL VOTING IS EXAMINED. A CLUSTER BLOC ANALYSIS WAS UNDERTAKEN OF SPLIT VOTES ON THE CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL DURING 1970-1971. THE CLEVELAND COUNCIL PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT RESEARCH SITE BECAUSE THE COUNCIL MEMBERS SPLIT THEIR VOTES AT PUBLIC MEETINGS. THE COUNCIL INCLUDES 33 MEMBERS WHO ARE ELECTED FROM WARDS ON A PARTISAN BALLOT. THE MOST IMPORTANT DETERMINANT OF BLACK COUNCIL MEMBERS' VOTING WAS PRESSURE FOR RACIAL SOLIDARITY. PARTY & CONSTITUENCY WERE LESS IMPORTANT. ON ISSUES ON WHICH THE BLACK MAYOR TOOK A STRONG PUBLIC STAND, THE RACIAL DIVISION ON THE CITY COUNCIL INTENSIFIED. 3 TABLES. AA.
ISSN:0038-4941
1540-6237