U.S. House committee chair selection: Republicans play musical chairs in the 107th Congress

American Politics Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 223-242

  Deering, Christopher J ^a   Wahlbeck, Paul J ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congressional rules; House of Representatives; Party leadership; Seniority system

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646497075     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X05284410     Document Type: Article

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