Cohesion or Reciprocity? Majority Party Strength and Minority Party Procedural Rights in the Legislative Process

State Politics and Policy Quarterly

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 55-73

  Martorano, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

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EID: 33745147827     PISSN: 15324400     EISSN: 19461607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153244000400400103     Document Type: Article

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