A pivotal voter from a pivotal state: Roger Sherman at the constitutional convention

American Political Science Review

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 297-302

  Dougherty, Keith L ^a   Heckelman, Jac C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33746094619     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055406062174     Document Type: Article

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