Nonlegislative debate in the U.S. House of Representatives

American Politics Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 489-505

  Rocca, Michael S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Congressional debate; Congressional position taking; Minority party; Nonlegislative debate; Special order speeches; U.S. Congress; U.S. House of Representatives

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250645333     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: 15523373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X07300233     Document Type: Article

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