David Mayhew's
Congress:
The Electoral Connection


The Institutional Consequences of Individual Motivations

Member Goals Þ Reelection
Oriented Activities
Þ Structural
Arrangements
Þ Policy
Consequences
  • Prestige/Influence
  • Policy
  • Reelection
  • Advertising
  • Credit Claiming
  • Position Taking
  • Staff
  • Weak Parties
  • Committee Structure
  • Delay
  • Particularism
  • Servicing the organized
  • Symbolism



Adapted from Mayhew, David 1974. Congress: The Electoral Connection. New Haven: Yale University Press.