Constitutional agreement during the drafting of the constitution: A new interpretation

Journal of Legal Studies

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 533-567

  Baack, Ben ^a   McGuire, Robert A ^b   Van Cott, T Norman ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^c BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70349556582     PISSN: 00472530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/597327     Document Type: Article

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