Fighting for the Speakership: The House and the Rise of Party Government

Fighting for the Speakership: The House and the Rise of Party Government Jenkins Jeffery A. ,Stewart Charles III Wydawca: Princeton University Press Data wydania: 2012 ISBN: 9780691118123 Liczba stron: 496 Format: 235 x 152 Rodzaj oprawy: Hardback Opis produktu: Shows how the speakership began as a relatively weak office, and how votes for Speaker prior to the Civil War often favored regional interests over party loyalty. This title reveals how struggles over House organization prior to the Civil War were among the most consequential turning points in American political history.