Separated Powers in the United States: The Ideology of Agencies, Presidents, and Congress

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 341-354

  Clinton, Joshua D ^a   Bertelli, Anthony ^b   Grose, Christian R ^b   Lewis, David E ^a   Nixon, David C ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 84859857910     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2011.00559.x     Document Type: Article

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