Congress as principal: Exploring bicameral differences in agent oversight

Congress and the Presidency

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 141-159

  Taylor, Andrew J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85023800274     PISSN: 07343469     EISSN: 19441053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07343460109507750     Document Type: Article

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