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Peverill Squire - History of American Legislatures, 1619-2024, Inbunden

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History of American Legislatures, 1619-2024

Av Peverill Squire

Del i serien Studies in Constitutional Democracy

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What might the members of the first Virginia assembly think if they could visit today’s Virginia House of Delegates? The air-conditioning and diversity of the current membership surely would surprise them, but would the legislative process itself strike them as odd? In his latest work, Peverill Squire demonstrates that the way the modern legislature goes about its work would seem familiar to visitors from the past. Squire traces a nearly uninterrupted path from that first assembly in Virginia in 1619 to the contemporary Virginia General Assembly, and to the U.S. Congress and the other forty-nine state legislatures. Each chapter examines discrete topics rather than historical eras, distinguishing the book from other studies of American legislatures. Topics covered include the fundamentals of legislative structure and operation, how qualification standards for legislative service became more inclusive, and how legislative professionalization unfolded at both congressional and state levels. Though covering more than 400 years, Squire manages to present a comprehensive and accessible history of American legislatures that both scholars and students will find valuable.
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Peverill Squire holds the Hicks and Martha Griffiths Chair in American Political Institutions at the Truman School of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Missouri at Columbia. Professor Squire specializes in American politics and legislative studies and is the author of 5 books, most recently Reforming Legislatures: American Voters and State Ballot Measures, 1792-2020 and The Right of Instruction and Representation in American Legislatures, 1778 to 1900.

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“With this book, Squire pulls off a near-impossible feat.  In brief, broad strokes, he describes the central features of the American state, territorial, and national legislatures over more than 400 years of history.  The book is original, remarkably comprehensive, and encyclopedic in its level of detail.  Anyone interested in learning about the rich variety of American legislative institutions will find Squire’s latest book an invaluable starting point and indispensable reference.”—Gerald Gamm, University of Rochester, coauthor of Steering the Senate: The Emergence of Party Organization and Leadership, 1789–2024

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