by Charles Stewart (Author), JefferyA.Jenkins (Author)
Provides a comprehensive history of how Speakers have been elected in the US House since 1789, arguing that the organizational politics of these elections were critical to the construction of mass political parties in America and laid the groundwork for the role they play in setting the agenda of Congress today.
Format: Illustrated
Pages: 496
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 11 Nov 2012
ISBN 10: 0691156441
ISBN 13: 9780691156446