Congressional preferences, perceptions of threat, and supreme court decision making

American Politics Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 490-510

  Hansford, Thomas G ^a   Damore, David F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 0007078224     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X00028004003     Document Type: Article

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