Manufactured responsiveness: The impact of state electoral laws on unified party control of the presidency and house of representatives, 1840-1940

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 531-549

  Engstrom, Erik J ^a   Kernell, Samuel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 27844460224     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2005.00140.x     Document Type: Article

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