The Law: Contextualizing the Signing Statement

Presidential Studies Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 737-748

  Kelley, Christopher S ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85044882028     PISSN: 03604918     EISSN: 17415705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-5705.2007.02622.x     Document Type: Article

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