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Autore |
Arenberg Richard A. <1945-> |
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Titolo |
Defending the Filibuster, Revised and Updated Edition : The Soul of the Senate / / Richard A. Arenberg and Robert B. Dove ; foreword by Senator Olympia Snowe |
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Bloomington, IN, : Indiana University Press, [2015] |
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Edizione |
[Revised and updated edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xviii, 270 pages ) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Filibusters (Political science) - United States |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-255) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Defending the Filibuster -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Preface -- 1. Soul of the Senate -- 2. Filibuster, Cloture, and Unfettered Amendment -- 3. History of the Filibuster -- 4. Polarized Politics and the Use and Abuse of the Filibuster -- 5. Criticisms of the Filibuster -- 6. The Dangers of Overzealous Reform -- 7. Related Tactics: Holds -- 8. Related Tactics: Filling the Amendment Tree -- 9. Circumventing the Filibuster: Reconciliation -- 10. Reforming the Filibuster: The Constitutional Option -- 11. Reforming the Filibuster: The Nuclear Option -- 12. Bring in the Cots -- 13. Defending the Filibuster -- 14. Looking Ahead -- Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. |
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