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A Way of Life and Law: Presidential Address, American Political Science Association, 1994

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2013

Charles O. Jones
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Abstract

This address stresses the importance of the study of lawmaking. Three advantages in particular are emphasized: lawmaking is the core decision-making process in a democracy, its study offers an opportunity for Americanists to overcome concentrations on a single institution, and it provides a basis for comparative analysis. The discussion focuses on statute making as a primary phase of lawmaking. Four concepts—iteration, inquiry, speculation, and declaration—are identified as key, unexplored characteristics of statute making that hold substantial promise for research.

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American Political Science Review , Volume 89 , Issue 1 , March 1995 , pp. 1 - 9
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 1995

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