Legislative Professionalism and Incumbent Reelection: The Development of Institutional Boundaries

American Political Science Review

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 859-873

  Berry, William D ^a   Berkman, Michael B ^b   Schneiderman, Stuart ^c  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Associated Press   (United States)

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EID: 0034551520     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2586212     Document Type: Article

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