LEADER 03595oam 22006614a 450 001 9910968629103321 005 20161228112842.0 010 $a9786613721822 010 $a9781280880513 010 $a1280880511 010 $a9780472028405 010 $a0472028405 024 7 $a10.3998/mpub.4401998 035 $a(CKB)2550000000104492 035 $a(OCoLC)802069612 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10575749 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000701243 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11428535 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000701243 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10672725 035 $a(PQKB)10522832 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3415065 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse18576 035 $a(MiU)10.3998/mpub.4401998 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3415065 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10575749 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL372182 035 $a(OCoLC)923505277 035 $a(BIP)37318916 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000104492 100 $a20120328d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe evolution of American legislatures $ecolonies, territories, and states, 1619-2009 /$fPeverill Squire 210 1$aAnn Arbor :$cUniversity of Michigan Press,$d2012. 215 $a1 online resource 225 1 $aLegislative politics & policy making 311 08$a9780472118311 311 08$a0472118315 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTracing 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?. 330 $aThe institutional development of American legislatures, beginning with the first colonial assembly of 1619, has been marked by continuity as well as change. Peverill Squire draws upon a wealth of primary sources to document this institutional history. Beginning with the ways in which colonial assemblies followed the precedents of British institutions, Squire traces the fundamental ways they evolved to become distinct. He next charts the formation of the first state legislatures and the Constitutional Congress, describes the creation of territorial and new state legislatures, and examines the institutionalization of state legislatures in the nineteenth century and their professionalization since 1900. With his conclusion, Squire discusses the historical trajectory of American legislatures and suggests how they might further develop over the coming decades. While Squire's approach will appeal to historians, his focus on the evolution of rules, procedures, and standing committee systems, as well as member salaries, legislative sessions, staff, and facilities, will be valuable to political scientists and legislative scholars. 410 0$aLegislative politics & policy making 606 $aLegislative bodies$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aLegislative bodies$zUnited States$xStates$xHistory 615 0$aLegislative bodies$xHistory. 615 0$aLegislative bodies$xStates$xHistory. 676 $a328.7309 700 $aSquire$b Peverill$01175338 801 0$bMiU 801 1$bMiU 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910968629103321 996 $aThe evolution of American legislatures$94475370 997 $aUNINA