Divided government in the american states: A byproduct of legislative professionalism?

American Political Science Review

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 304-316

  Fiorina, Morris P ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84861846966     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2944705     Document Type: Article

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