Senates
| Author | : Samuel C. Patterson |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 384 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105021951525 |
| ISBN-13 | : |
| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Senates by : Samuel C. Patterson
Download or read book Senates written by Samuel C. Patterson and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the upper houses of the world's parliaments within their own political systems, capturing their development over time and characterizing their relations with the lower house, the government of the day, and extraparliamentary political parties. Begins with the US Senate, then analyzes the German, Australian, and Canadian federal senates. Remaining chapters look at senatorial segments of parliamentary life in the unitary systems of France, Britain, Italy, Spain, and Poland. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
