Unified government, divided government, and party responsiveness

American Political Science Review

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 821-835

  Coleman, John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 0033234869     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2586115     Document Type: Article

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