03595oam 22006614a 450 991096862910332120161228112842.09786613721822978128088051312808805119780472028405047202840510.3998/mpub.4401998(CKB)2550000000104492(OCoLC)802069612(CaPaEBR)ebrary10575749(SSID)ssj0000701243(PQKBManifestationID)11428535(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000701243(PQKBWorkID)10672725(PQKB)10522832(MiAaPQ)EBC3415065(MdBmJHUP)muse18576(MiU)10.3998/mpub.4401998(Au-PeEL)EBL3415065(CaPaEBR)ebr10575749(CaONFJC)MIL372182(OCoLC)923505277(BIP)37318916(EXLCZ)99255000000010449220120328d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe evolution of American legislatures colonies, territories, and states, 1619-2009 /Peverill SquireAnn Arbor :University of Michigan Press,2012.1 online resourceLegislative politics & policy making9780472118311 0472118315 Includes bibliographical references and index.Tracing how American legislatures changed over time -- The colonial assemblies and the beginnings of American legislatures -- The original state legislatures -- The missing link: territorial legislatures -- The odd evolutionary cases -- The institutionalizing of state legislatures in the nineteenth century -- The professionalizing of state legislatures since 1900 -- Where does legislative evolution go from here?.The institutional development of American legislatures, beginning with the first colonial assembly of 1619, has been marked by continuity as well as change. Peverill Squire draws upon a wealth of primary sources to document this institutional history. Beginning with the ways in which colonial assemblies followed the precedents of British institutions, Squire traces the fundamental ways they evolved to become distinct. He next charts the formation of the first state legislatures and the Constitutional Congress, describes the creation of territorial and new state legislatures, and examines the institutionalization of state legislatures in the nineteenth century and their professionalization since 1900. With his conclusion, Squire discusses the historical trajectory of American legislatures and suggests how they might further develop over the coming decades. While Squire's approach will appeal to historians, his focus on the evolution of rules, procedures, and standing committee systems, as well as member salaries, legislative sessions, staff, and facilities, will be valuable to political scientists and legislative scholars.Legislative politics & policy makingLegislative bodiesUnited StatesHistoryLegislative bodiesUnited StatesStatesHistoryLegislative bodiesHistory.Legislative bodiesStatesHistory.328.7309Squire Peverill1175338MiUMiUBOOK9910968629103321The evolution of American legislatures4475370UNINA