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A MAJOR GOAL OF THIS STUDY IS TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT TO WHICH CANDIDATE AWARENESS IN HOUSE AND SENATE ELECTIONS REFLECTS VOTERS' CONTACT WITH THE CANDIDATES AND TO WHAT EXTENT IT REFLECTS ATTRIBUTES OF THE VOTERS. THE MEASURE INCLUDES BOTH RECOGNITION AND RECALL QUESTIONS. HIGHER LEVEL OF CANDIDATE AWARENESS IN SENATE ELECTIONS RESULTS FROM MORE FREE INFORMATION AVAILABLE.

PURPOSE OF THIS ANALYSIS IS TO EXAMINE THE IMPACT OF CONGRESSIONAL LONGEVITY, TRAVEL ALLOCATIONS, AND MEMBERSHIP TURNOVER ON INCREASES IN THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT HOUSE MEMBERS SPEND WITHIN THEIR DISTRICTS. THE STUDY IS BASED UPON THE TRAVEL VOUCHERS FILED BY HOUSE INCUMBENTS BETWEEN 1971 AND 1976.

THIS STUDY UNDERTAKES A MAJOR REANALYSIS OF THE DECISIONMAKING PROCESSES IN EIGHT COMMITTEES OF THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. THIS STUDY USES A DATA BASE COMPOSED OF RECORDED COMMITTEE ROLL-CALL VOTES AND THE ANALYSIS SEEKS TO IDENTIFY VOTING FACTIONS; ISSUE DIMENSIONS. THE RESULTS ARE COMPARED WITH PREVIOUS ANALYSES OF THE SAME 8 COMMITTEES.