Strategic timing, position-taking, and impeachment in the house of representatives

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 517-527

  Caldeira, Gregory A ^a   Zorn, Christopher ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION   (United States)

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EID: 13544253712     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591290405700401     Document Type: Article

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