Reconsidering the Great Compromise at the Federal Convention of 1787: Deliberation and Agenda Effects on the Senate and Slavery

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 289-306

  Pope, Jeremy C ^a   Treier, Shawn ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 79953285528     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2010.00490.x     Document Type: Article

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