Political action and party formation in the United States Constitutional Convention

American Sociological Review

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-67

  Slez, Adam ^a   Martin, John Levi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL SYSTEM; STATE BUILDING; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847075337     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240707200103     Document Type: Article

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