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The Evolution of American Legislatures : Colonies, Territories, and States, 1619-2009.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Legislative Politics and Policy Making SeriesPublisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2012Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (451 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780472028405
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Evolution of American LegislaturesDDC classification:
  • 328.7309
LOC classification:
  • JK1021
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- 1. Tracing How American Legislatures Changed Over Time -- 2. The Colonial Assemblies and the Beginnings of American Legislatures -- 3. The Original State Legislatures -- 4. The Missing Link: Territorial Legislatures -- 5. The Odd Evolutionary Cases -- 6. The Institutionalizing of State Legislatures in the Nineteenth Century -- 7. The Professionalizing of State Legislatures since 1900 -- 8. Where Does Legislative Evolution Go from Here? -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- References -- Index.
Summary: Squire offers a comprehensive history of legislatures, core institutions in American political development.
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Intro -- Contents -- 1. Tracing How American Legislatures Changed Over Time -- 2. The Colonial Assemblies and the Beginnings of American Legislatures -- 3. The Original State Legislatures -- 4. The Missing Link: Territorial Legislatures -- 5. The Odd Evolutionary Cases -- 6. The Institutionalizing of State Legislatures in the Nineteenth Century -- 7. The Professionalizing of State Legislatures since 1900 -- 8. Where Does Legislative Evolution Go from Here? -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- References -- Index.

Squire offers a comprehensive history of legislatures, core institutions in American political development.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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