American Politics Quarterly · 1979 · 18 citations · 11 references
Public AffairsPolitical CommunicationPolitical ScienceAmerican PoliticsLegislative PoliticsPublic OpinionElectionsElectoral ParticipationLegislative CommunicationLegislative ElectionsLegislative RepresentationPublic Opinion MeasurementCongressional ReportingPublic Self-awarenessRepresentative AccountabilityVoter Recall
The ability of the mass public to recall the name of the incumbent congressional repre sentative is compared to the ability to recognize their congressman's name. Name recog nition is substantially higher than name recall. The implications for the study of congres sional elections are discussed.
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Congress, The Electoral Connection
Michael J. Ross, David R. Mayhew · The Western Political Quarterly · 1975 · 4.2K citations