Legislative structure: Rules, precedents, and jurisdictions

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 605-642

  Evans, C Lawrence ^a  

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EID: 0040814696     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/440263     Document Type: Article

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