The Senate syndrome

The U.S. Senate: From Deliberation to Dysfunction

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 132-158

  Smith, Steven S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84883294543     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781483349459.n8     Document Type: Chapter

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