Divided government and congressional investigations

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 295-321

  Kriner, Douglas ^a,c   Schwartz, Liam ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Boston University   (United States)

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EID: 46449091463     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3162/036298008784310993     Document Type: Article

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