In theory, students of democracy hold that voting is the hallmark of a responsive government. One measure of responsive government is the fit between citizens' policy expectations and those of their agents, the elected officials. We examine fluctuations in federal awards and assistance to House...

George W. Bush assumed the presidency with the ill-fated political aim of creating a permanent electoral alignment favoring Reagan Republicanism in America by pursuing a “big government conservatism” agenda. We define the logic of big government conservativism as a strategy for electoral...