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Princeton University Press
Language
English
Pages
476

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Subjects
United States, Speakers, United States. Congress. House, Political parties, History, Political science, United states, congress, house, Political parties, united states
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2012, Princeton University Press
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Table of Contents

Introduction
The evolving roles and responsibilities of House officers in the antebellum era
Organizational politics under the secret ballot
Bringing the selection of House officers into the open
Shoring up partisan control: the speakership elections of 1839 and 1847
Partisan tumult on the floor: the speakership elections of 1849 and 1855-56
The speakership and the rise of the Republican Party
Caucus governance and the rise of the organizational cartel, 1861-1891
The organizational cartel persists, 1891-2011
Conclusion
Appendix 1. Summary of house organization, 1st-112th Congress (1789-2011)
Appendix 2. Election of house speaker, 1st-112th Congresses
Appendix 3. Election of House clerk, 1st-112th Congresses
Appendix 4. Election of House printer, 15th-36th Congresses
Appendix 5. Summary of democratic and Republican speaker caucus nominations, 38th-112th Congresses
Appendix 6. Democratic and Republican caucus nominations for speaker, 38th-112th Congresses.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Series
Princeton studies in American politics : historical, international, and comparative perspectives

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Dewey Decimal Class
328.73/0762
Library of Congress
JK1411 .J45 2012, JK1411 .J46 2013, JK1411.J45 2012, JK1411 .J45 2013

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
476

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Open Library
OL25270421M
Internet Archive
fightingforspeak0000jenk
ISBN 13
9780691118123, 9780691156446
LCCN
2012010959
OCLC/WorldCat
782127540

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