The invention of the United States Senate
Title:
The invention of the United States Senate
Author:
Wirls, Daniel, 1960-
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Publication Information:
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2004]
©2004
Physical Description:
x, 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language:
English
Contents:
The republican institution -- Sources and models : mixed, republican, and liberal -- American senates in theory and practice, 1776-1787 -- The constitutional convention : the Senate and representation -- Completing the compromised Senate : composition and powers -- Unfounded hopes and fears : the senate during ratification -- Reality : the early Senate -- From invention to evolution : the irony of the Senate.
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ISBN:
9780801874383
9780801874390
Format :
Book
