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Fenno's paradox: a standalone construct

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Legislative studies

the observed gap whereby citizens rate their own legislator favorably while rating the legislature as an institution poorly.

In legislative studies, Fenno's paradox refers to the observed gap whereby citizens rate their own legislator favorably while rating the legislature as an institution poorly. This meaning comes from Parker (1979) in Legislative Studies Quarterly.[1]

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References

Parker, G. R., & Davidson, R. H. (1979). Why Do Americans Love Their Congressmen so Much More than Their Congress? Legislative Studies Quarterly, 4(1), 53. https://doi.org/10.2307/439603

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