Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Illustrations vii
4. Tables ix
5. Preface xi
6. Chapter 1. Introduction 1
7. Chapter 2. A Theory of Indirect Election 20
8. Chapter 3. Candidate Emergence, Political Ambition, and Seat Value 51
9. Chapter 4. Party as Gatekeeper: Canvass, Convention, and Caucus as Nomination Mechanisms 82
10. Chapter 5. Political Dynamics and Senate Representation 121
11. Chapter 6. Senate Electoral Responsiveness under Indirect and Direct Election 157
12. Chapter 7. Myth and Reality of the Seventeenth Amendment 199
13. References 219
14. Index 227