When Southern Symbolism Meets the Pork Barrel: Opportunity for Executive Leadership

• Published in: Social science quarterly Vol. 86; no. 1; pp. 69 - 86
• Main Authors: Bullock, Charles S., Hood, M. V.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing 01.03.2005; Southwestern Social Science Association; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Series: Social Science Quarterly
• Subjects: Agenda Setting; Congressional voting; Constituents; Decision Making; Election results; Employment opportunities; Executives; Funding; Georgia; Georgia (State); Governors; Intergovernmental Relations; Leadership; Legislation; Legislators; Legislatures; Local Government; Multiracial people; Policy making; Political behavior; Political leadership; Political parties; Politics; Pork; School construction; Senators; Social sciences; State government; States; Symbolism; United States Senate; USA; Voting; Voting Behavior; United States > US; Georgia

Objectives. Many empirical studies have sought to explain executive-legislative relations at the federal level; however, much less research on this topic is available at the state level. This article examines legislative-gubernatorial relations in Georgia using the highly visible, emotion-laden, and...