The Law: Must the Senate Take a Floor Vote on a Presidential Judicial Nominee?

Presidential Studies Quarterly

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 420-436

  Sollenberger, Mitchel A ^a  

^a Congressional Research Service ^*  (United States)

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EID: 85044807999     PISSN: 03604918     EISSN: 17415705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-5705.2004.00052.x     Document Type: Article

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