Congress and the Territorial Expansion of the United States

78 Pages Posted: 1 Jul 2008

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Nolan McCarty

Princeton University - Princeton School of Public and International Affairs; Princeton University - Department of Political Science

Keith T. Poole

University of Georgia - School of Public and International Affairs

Howard Rosenthal

New York University

Date Written: July 4, 1999

Abstract

There has been a renewed emphasis in political science in the role of institutions in shaping political outcomes. This emphasis has led many scholars to the tougher question of how institutions, so prized for their durability and predictability, do in fact undergo fundamental transformations.

Suggested Citation

McCarty, Nolan and Poole, Keith T. and Rosenthal, Howard, Congress and the Territorial Expansion of the United States (July 4, 1999). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1154168 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1154168

Nolan McCarty

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