Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Electoral competition and incumbency advantages -- 2. Funding campaigns in a term-limited house -- 3. The interest group connection : money, access, and support -- 4. The new breed of term-limited state legislators -- 5. Career paths of term-limited state legislators -- 6. Home style under term limits : responding to constituents -- 7. Networking in the House : winning friends and influencing people -- 8. Conflict, compromise, and partisanship : committees under term limits -- 9. Deciding how to vote : sources legislators rely on -- 10. Checks and balances : intragovernmental relationships and outside influences -- 11. Conclusions : term limits' report card.

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