How term limits have been studied
Methodological weaknesses of early pre-implementation studies
Methods used in later studies
Chapter 2: Movement To Establish Term Limits:
Difference between mass political movements and grassroots direct democracy movements
Essential elements of a grassroots direct democracy movement
Historical stages of the term limit movement
Chapter 3: Why Were Term Limits So Popular?:
American tradition of political reform
Normative perspectives of support for term limits
Research on why voters prefer term limits and still vote for their incumbent
Motivational categories of why voters prefer term limits
Optimistic politics of changing the rules
Chapter 4: Impact On The Election Of Women:
Predicted impact on the election of women to state legislatures
Current evidence from the states
Potential anticipatory influence of term limits
Additional evidence: comparing congress with state legislatures
Case study: California, the first state to feel the impact of term limits
Implications of the California experience: why didn't term limits matter?
Other factors influence the election of women more than term limits
Chapter 5: Impact On The Election Of Minority Candidates:
Research on minorities and term limits
National trends in the election of Black and Hispanic candidates to State Legislatures
Evidence from the California State Assembly, Michigan State House, Georgia House of Representatives, and Pennsylvania State House
Summarizing the case study states: term limits, redistricting, and state demographics
Chapter 6: Consequences Of Term Limit Enactment On Career Paths:
Impact of term limits on motivation
Career paths for California's term-limited legislators
Other impacts on legislative careers
Contrasting career paths: Michigan v California
Chapter 7: Changes In Legislative Leadership:
Consequences of eliminating entrenched legislative leaders
Pre-term limit California speaker patterns
Post-term limit speakership transition pattern
California senate pattern
Unseating the leader even without term limits: Georgia
Minorities in leadership positions
Women obtaining leadership positions
Unanticipated consequences
Weakened leadership in other term-limited states
Chapter 8: Insiders' Views Of Term Limits:
Why interviews are important
Views and experiences of a former state legislator
Different experience of a post-term limits legislator
Views of two legislative staffers
Views of a former insider
What these interviews suggest
Chapter 9: Future Of Term Limits In The States And In Congress:
Term limits and future turnover rates
Term limits in the states: expansion, contraction, or the status quo?
