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

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1991-1992.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress. > Senate. Constitutional amendments. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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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.
Item Description:	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. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.