The Test of Time

Introduction - clues from term limits at two, Rick Farmer, John David Rausch, Jr. and John C. Green; experiencing term limits; California - the new amateur politics, Richard A. Clucas; Michigan - the end is near, James M. Penning; Maine - the cutting edge of term limits, Matthew C. Moen and Kenneth T. Palmer; Colorado - lots of commotion, limited consequences, John A. Straayer; comparing term limits in cities and states, Norman R. Luttbeg; comparing legislative performances across states; term limits and legislator performance, Thad Kousser; views from the bridge - legislative leaders' perceptions of institutional power in the stormy wake of term limits, George Peery and Thomas H. Little; the impact of term limits on legislative leadership, Jennie drage Bowser, Rich Jones, Karl T. Kurtz, Nancy Rhyme and Brian Weberg; the unintended effects of term limits on the career paths of state legislators, Richard J. Powell; the effects of political linkages across states; the real costs of term limits - comparitive study of competition and electoral costs, Dalene Allebaugh and Neil Pinney; term limits implementation in the news - superficial or biased?, Rick farmer and Nathan Bigelow; limited citizenship? Knowing and contacting state legislators after term limits, Richard G. Niemi and Lynda W. Powell; lobying under limits - interest group perspectives on the effects of term limits in state legislatures, Gary Moncrief and Joel Thompson; understanding the term limits movement, John David Rausch Jr.