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008 090320s2009 dcua b 001 0 eng
020 9780801894046 (hardcover)
020 9780801894039 (pbk.)
035 (OCoLC)ocn317068186
035 (Uk)015373361
040 DLC|cDLC|dYDX|dBTCTA|dYDXCP|dCDX|dDLC|dUk
050 4 JN 1161 R2
100 1 Rawls, W. Lee,|eauthor.
245 10 In praise of deadlock :|bhow partisan struggle makes
better laws /|cW. Lee Rawls.
260 Washington, D.C. :|bWoodrow Wilson Center Press ;
|aBaltimore :|bJohns Hopkins University Press,|cc2009.
300 x, 144 p. :|bill. ;|c20 cm.
336 text|2rdacontent
337 unmediated|2rdamedia
338 volume|2rdacarrier
505 0 The American legislative process-for adults only -- The
legislative machine -- Moving parts : the veto and the
House rules committee -- The filibuster and the minority
tool kit -- Legislative dialectics and the birth of
reconciliation -- Legislative dynamics : strategic options
and timing -- Performance and parties -- Prospects.
562 Signed by the author.|5UkHlHU
610 10 United States.|bCongress.|bSenate|xFreedom of debate.
610 10 United States.|bCongress|vRules and practice.
650 0 Filibusters (Political science)|zUnited States.
650 0 Legislation|zUnited States|xHistory.
650 0 Parliamentary practice|zUnited States.
