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The Institutionalization of the U.S. House of Representatives
American Political Science Review, 1968Most people who study politics are in general agreement, it seems to me, on at least two propositions. First, we agree that for a political system to be viable, for it to succeed in performing tasks of authoritative resource allocation, problem solving, conflict settlement, and so on, in behalf of a population of any substantial size, it must be ...
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The Rise of Seniority in the House of Representatives
Polity, 1968Here is an article which speaks for itself. It is not quite clear to us that the conclusions are as new as Messrs. Abram and Cooper claim, but the history of the seniority system is certainly a matter of interest and importance in American politics. POLITY does believe that this article sheds some light on a political institution which is so well known
Michael Abram, Joseph Cooper
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The House of Representatives and the Termination of War
2023The aim in this study has been to discuss only one phase of the conduct of foreign relations in the United States, namely, the negotiation and ratification of treaties, particularly treaties of peace and the right of the House of Representatives to participate therein.
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Committee Assignments in the House of Representatives
American Political Science Review, 1961Any attempt to understand the legislative process, or to reckon how well it fulfills its purported functions, calls for a careful consideration of the relationships among congressmen. The beginning weeks of the first session of every congress are dominated by the internal politics of one phase of those relationships, the assignment of members to ...
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The early dissolution of the house of representatives
Politics, 1984Summary An early election is likely: (a) when the elections for the two houses are out of kilter, (b) when the Parliament has met the technical conditions of section 57, and (c) when the government is in its first term of office. In other circumstances a parliament is likely to run its full term.
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The House of Representatives in Foreign Affairs
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1953that the President is responsible for the foreign relations of this country. Almost daily newspaper headlines and stories give support to this viewpoint. Not nearly as well understood is the role of Congress and its responsibilities in foreign affairs. Let us take the Constitution as a point of departure.
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Journals of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts
The William and Mary Quarterly, 1967John H. Cary, Malcolm Freiberg
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History of the House of Representatives
The Western Political Quarterly, 1963Charles Patterson, George B. Galloway
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