Forge of Democracy: The House of RepresentativesD. McKay, 1963 - 496 pagini |
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... districts . Gilbert Stuart , the noted portrait painter , sketched one of these specially designed districts to make it look like a mon- strous dragon . " There , " he said " that will do for a Salamander . " " Salamander ! " exclaimed ...
... districts . Gilbert Stuart , the noted portrait painter , sketched one of these specially designed districts to make it look like a mon- strous dragon . " There , " he said " that will do for a Salamander . " " Salamander ! " exclaimed ...
Pagina 139
... districts so safe politically for one party that they could be compared with England's " rotten " boroughs . As late as 1961 , Emanuel Celler of New York , chairman of the Judiciary Committee , tried to push through the House a bill to ...
... districts so safe politically for one party that they could be compared with England's " rotten " boroughs . As late as 1961 , Emanuel Celler of New York , chairman of the Judiciary Committee , tried to push through the House a bill to ...
Pagina 451
... districts themselves . Ideally , each Representative should speak and act for exactly the same portion of the American people . The actual number of constitu- ents in Congressional districts , however , have varied widely . In the ...
... districts themselves . Ideally , each Representative should speak and act for exactly the same portion of the American people . The actual number of constitu- ents in Congressional districts , however , have varied widely . In the ...
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CHAPTER ONE The Solemn Assembly | 1 |
CHAPTER Two Rival for Power | 17 |
CHAPTER THREE The House Rules | 39 |
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