In search of killer amendments in the modern U.S. House

Legislative Studies Quarterly

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 263-294

  Finocchiaro, Charles J ^a   Jenkins, Jeffery A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c University of South Carolina ^*

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EID: 46449099475     PISSN: 03629805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3162/036298008784310984     Document Type: Article

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