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Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
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Florida Atlantic University
Date Issued
1976
Description
Political scientists have attempted to determine why legislators
vote as they do on proposed legislation. An integral part
of this research is how selected demographic characteristics
influence legislators on roll-call votes. Party, region, and
senators' service on the Foreign Relations Committee are found
here to be related to senators' votes on foreign aid legislation,
the issue perhaps most representative of voting on foreign policy
in general. While these relationships are significant in several
sessions of the Congresses studied here, none of them remain
statistically significant throughout the eight sessions of the
four Congresses studied. Even where significant relationships
have been hypothesized here on the basis of past research findings,
findings from the present study do not altogether support earlier
findings. In particular, service on the Foreign Relations Committee
ceases to be a significant determinant in later sessions and
representing Eastern states is the strongest regional determinant.
vote as they do on proposed legislation. An integral part
of this research is how selected demographic characteristics
influence legislators on roll-call votes. Party, region, and
senators' service on the Foreign Relations Committee are found
here to be related to senators' votes on foreign aid legislation,
the issue perhaps most representative of voting on foreign policy
in general. While these relationships are significant in several
sessions of the Congresses studied here, none of them remain
statistically significant throughout the eight sessions of the
four Congresses studied. Even where significant relationships
have been hypothesized here on the basis of past research findings,
findings from the present study do not altogether support earlier
findings. In particular, service on the Foreign Relations Committee
ceases to be a significant determinant in later sessions and
representing Eastern states is the strongest regional determinant.
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95 p.
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Identifier
13800
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Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1976.
FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Date Backup
1976
Date Text
1976
Date Issued (EDTF)
1976
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FAU
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FADT13800
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monographic
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Attributed name: Florida Atlantic University
Attributed name: Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Attributed name: Department of Political Science
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DEMACK, GARY CLARK.
Graduate College
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95 p.
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Title Plain
DEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS OF SENATORS' ROLL-CALL VOTING POSITIONS ON FOREIGN AID LEGISLATION, 1947-1974
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1976
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Boca Raton, Fla.
Florida Atlantic University
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Florida Atlantic University Libraries
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Boca Raton, Fla.
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Digital Library
Title
DEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS OF SENATORS' ROLL-CALL VOTING POSITIONS ON FOREIGN AID LEGISLATION, 1947-1974
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DEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS OF SENATORS' ROLL-CALL VOTING POSITIONS ON FOREIGN AID LEGISLATION, 1947-1974