Congressional Terms of Office and Tenure : Historical Background and Contemporary Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress. Senate.

United States.

Constitutional amendments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 pages) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1991-1992.

System Details:

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text file

PDF

Summary:

Provides historical background on debates concerning terms of office and tenure for Members of the Senate and House of Representatives. Reviews origin of the two and six year term limits, and outlines Congressional activity to amend the Constitution to change the term limits. Discusses arguments for and against limiting House and Senate tenure, and covers Congressional and non-Congressional action aimed at limiting tenure in office. Includes chronology.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Congressional Terms of Office and Tenure

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