The Right of Instruction and Representation in American Legislatures, 1778 to 1900

by Peverill Squire

The Right of Instruction and Representation in American Legislatures, 1778 to 1900 provides a comprehensive analysis of the role constituent instructions played in American politics for more than a hundred years after its founding. Constituent instructions were more widely issued than previously thought, and members of state legislatures and Congress were more likely to obey them than political scientists and historians have assumed. Peverill...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472132334
• ISBN13: 9780472132331
• Release Date: February 2021
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.1"