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The Failure Of Term Limits In Florida
Kathryn A. Depalo
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Hardback. Proponents of term limits have constantly argued that term limits of its legislature created more honest and creative legislative body, but DePalo's twenty-year study of term limits in Florida shows this is not the case, finding that term limits create a more powerful governor, legislative staffers, and lobbyists. Series: Florida Government and Politics. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBFL; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 476.
In 1992, Florida voters approved an amendment to the state’s Constitution creating eight-year term limits for legislators—making Florida the second-largest state, after California, to implement such a law. Eight years later, sixty-eight term-limited senators and representatives were forced to retire, and the state saw the highest number of freshman legislators since the first legislative session in 1845.
Proponents view term limits as part of a battle against the rising political class and argue that limits will foster a more honest and creative body with ideal “citizen” legislators. However, in this comprehensive twenty-year study, the first of its kind to ... Read more
In 1992, Florida voters approved an amendment to the state’s Constitution creating eight-year term limits for legislators—making Florida the second-largest state, after California, to implement such a law. Eight years later, sixty-eight term-limited senators and representatives were forced to retire, and the state saw the highest number of freshman legislators since the first legislative session in 1845.
Proponents view term limits as part of a battle against the rising political class and argue that limits will foster a more honest and creative body with ideal “citizen” legislators. However, in this comprehensive twenty-year study, the first of its kind to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Florida Government and Politics
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813060484
SKU
V9780813060484
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About Kathryn A. Depalo
Kathryn A. DePalo is senior instructor at Florida International University, USA.
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