The legislative branch of state government: People, process, and politics

The Legislative Branch of State Government: People, Process, and Politics

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1-491

  Little, Thomas H ^a   Ogle, David B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b NONE

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GENERAL INFORMATION; LEGISLATIVE BODIES; LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES; POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS; STATE GOVERNMENTS; STATE LEGISLATURES;

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