Introduction : clues from term limits at two / Rick Farmer, John David Rausch, and John C. Green
I. Experiencing term limits. California : the new amateur politics / Richard A. Clucas
Michigan : the end is near / James M. Penning
Maine : the cutting edge of term limits / Matthew C. Moen and Kenneth T. Palmer
Colorado : lots of commotion, limited consequences / John A. Straayer
Comparing term limits in cities and states / Norman R. Luttberg
II. Comparing legislative performance across states. Term limits and legislator performance / Thad Kousser
Views from the bridge : legislative leaders' perceptions of institutional power in the stormy wake of term limits / George Peery and Thomas H. Little
The impact of term limits on legislative leadership / Jennifer Drage Bower, ... [et al.]
The unintended effects of term limits on the career paths of state legislators / Richard J. Powell
The effects of term limits on representation : why so few women? / Robert A. Bernstein and Anita Chadha
III. Comparing political linkages across states. The real costs of term limits : comparative study of competition and electoral costs / Dalene Allebaugh and Neil Pinney
Term limits implementation in the news : superficial or biased? / Rick Farmer and Nathan S. Bigelow
Limited citizenship? : knowing and contacting state legislators after term limits / Richard G. Niemi and Lynda W. Powell
Lobbying under limits : interest group perspectives on the effects of term limits in state legislatures / Joel Thompson and Gary Moncrief
Understanding the term limits movement / John David Rausch
Annotated bibliography / Rebecca L. Noah.