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The invention of the United States Senate
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Title
The invention of the United States Senate / Daniel Wirls and Stephen Wirls.
ISBN
0801874386 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0801874394 (paperback : alk. paper)
Published
Baltimore, Md. ; London : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004.
Physical Description
x, 274 p. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 24, 2004
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-264) and index.
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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