Uncovering evidence of conditional party government: Reassessing majority party influence in congress and state legislatures

American Political Science Review

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 361-371

  Bianco, William T ^a   Sened, Itai ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 24944552762     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055405051713     Document Type: Review

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