Ideological distance from the majority party and public approval of congress

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 245-264

  Jones, David R ^a   McDermott, Monika L ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Eagleton Institute of Politics   (United States)

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EID: 0039484143     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3598530     Document Type: Article

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