Constituency Opinion, Ross Perot, and Roll-Call Behavior in the U.S. House: The Case of the NAFTA

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 369-392

  Holian, David B ^a   Krebs, Timothy B ^a   Walsh, Michael H ^a  

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EID: 0000189592     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/440321     Document Type: Article

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