Term limits in the state legislatures
by Powell, Lynda W., Niemi, Richard G., Carey, John M.
"Based on a survey of 3,000 legislators from all 50 states, along with intensive interviews with 22 legislative leader in four term-limited states."--Cover.
Term limits in the state legislatures
by Powell, Lynda W., Niemi, Richard G., Carey, John M.
It has been predicted that term limits in state legislatures--soon to be in effect in eighteen states--will first affect the composition of the legislatures, next the behavior of legislators, and finally legislatures as institutions. The studies in Term Limits in State Legislatu…
The use of filibusters in the U.S. Senate by small numbers of members to prevent legislative action apparently desired by a majority of the members - as evidenced by the battles over civil rights legislation in the 1950s and 1960s - is legendary. Similar situations have existed …
