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• The Rise and Development of the Bicameral System in America (Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science, series 13, #5; 1895), by Thomas Francis Moran
  • multiple formats at Indiana
  • multiple formats at archive.org
  • page images at HathiTrust

• A Check List of Legislative Journals Issued Since 1937 by the States of the United States of America (Chicago: American Library Association, 1955), by William R. Pullen (page images at HathiTrust)

• The History of Legislative Methods in the Period Before 1825 (New Haven: Yale University Press; et al., 1917), by Ralph Volney Harlow (multiple formats at archive.org)

• Devaluation of the Urban and Suburban Vote: A Statistical Investigation of Long-Term Trends in State Legislative Representation (2 volumes in 1; Charlottesville, VA: Bureau of Public Administration, University of Virginia, 1961-1962), by Paul T. David and Ralph Eisenberg (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Legislative Committee Game: A Comparative Analysis of Fifty States (Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, c1989), by Wayne L. Francis (PDF at Ohio State)

• State Legislatures Magazine (partial serial archives)

• A Check List of Legislative Journals Issued Since 1937 by the States of the United States of America (Chicago: American Library Association, 1955), by William R. Pullen (page images at HathiTrust)
• Check-List of Legislative Journals of States of the United States of America (Providence, RI: The Oxford Press, 1938), by Grace E. Macdonald, contrib. by National Association of State Libraries Public Document Clearing House Committee
  • page images at HathiTrust; US access only
  • PDF at archive.org

• Contempt of Congress: The Trial of Earl Browder (Yonkers, NY: Earl Browder, 1951), contrib. by Earl Browder, Louis B. Boudin, and United States District Court (District of Columbia) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Final Report of the Independent Counsel for Iran/Contra Matters, volume 1: Investigations and Prosecutions, by Lawrence E. Walsh (HTML at fas.org)
• Contempt of Congress: The Trial of Earl Browder (Yonkers, NY: Earl Browder, 1951), contrib. by Earl Browder, Louis B. Boudin, and United States District Court (District of Columbia) (page images at HathiTrust)
• In the Supreme Court of the United States, October Term, 1949, No. 248: John Howard Lawson, Petitioner, vs. United States of America, Respondent; No. 249: Dalton Trumbo, Petitioner, vs. United States of America, Respondent: Brief of Alexander Meiklejohn, of Cultural Workers in Motion Pictures and Other Arts, and of Members of the Professions, as Amici Curiae (Los Angeles: Parker and Co., printers, ca. 1949), by Max Radin and Carey McWilliams, contrib. by Alexander Meiklejohn (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Delaware, by Delaware House of Representatives (partial serial archives)
• Journal of the Senate of the State of Delaware, by Delaware Senate (partial serial archives)

• House Journals, by Florida House of Representatives (partial serial archives)
• Senate Journals, by Florida Senate (partial serial archives)
• Acts and Resolutions of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida, by Florida Legislative Council (1822-1845) (partial serial archives)

• Journal of the Senate of the State of Georgia, by Georgia Senate (partial serial archives)

• Journal of the House of Representatives, by Illinois House of Representatives (partial serial archives)
• Journal of the Senate, by Illinois Senate (partial serial archives)

• Brevier Legislative Reports (1858-1887), by Indiana General Assembly (partial serial archives)
• Journal of the Indiana State Senate, by Indiana Senate (partial serial archives)

• Journal of the Senate, by Massachusetts Senate (partial serial archives)

• Journal of the Proceedings of the Legislative-Council of the State of New-Jersey, by New Jersey Legislative Council (1776-1844) (partial serial archives)
• Journal of the Senate of the State of New-Jersey, by New Jersey Senate (partial serial archives)
• Minutes of Votes and Procedures of the General Assembly of the State of New-Jersey, by New Jersey General Assembly (partial serial archives)

• House Journals, by Oregon House of Representatives (partial serial archives)

• Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, by South Carolina House of Representatives (partial serial archives)
• Journal of the Senate of the State of South Carolina, by South Carolina Senate (partial serial archives)

• House Journals, by Tennessee House of Representatives (partial serial archives)
• Senate Journals, by Tennessee Senate (partial serial archives)

• Senate Journal, by Texas Senate (partial serial archives)

• Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Texas, by Texas House of Representatives (partial serial archives)

• Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont, by Vermont Senate (partial serial archives)

• Journal of the House of Delegates, by Virginia House of Delegates (partial serial archives)
• Journal of the Senate, by Virginia Senate (partial serial archives)

• Journal of the Wisconsin Assembly, by Wisconsin Assembly (partial serial archives)

• Deschler's Precedents of the United States House of Representatives, Including References to Provisions of the Constitution and Laws, and to Decisions of the Courts (1974), by Lewis Deschler (PDF and text at house.gov)
• Hughes' American Parliamentary Guide, Prepared for Ohio General Assembly: The Process of Lawmaking (Columbus: F. J. Heer Printing Co., 1922), by Edward Wakefield Hughes (page images at HathiTrust)
• Lex Parliamentaria Americana: Elements of the Law and Practice of Legislative Assemblies in the United States of America (Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1856), by Luther Stearns Cushing (page images at MOA)
• House Practice: A Guide to the Rules, Precedents and Procedures of the House (current and past editions, 1996-present), contrib. by Wm. Holmes Brown, Charles W. Johnson, John V. Sullivan, and Thomas J. Wickham (PDF and text files with commentary at govinfo.gov)
• A Manual of Parliamentary Practice for the Use of the Senate of the United States (Washington: Davis and Force, 1820), by Thomas Jefferson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Warrington's Manual: A Manual for the Information of Officers and Members of Legislatures, Conventions, Societies, Corporations, Orders, Etc., by William Stevens Robinson (page images at MOA)

• Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and Rules of the House of Representatives of the United States, by United States House of Representatives, contrib. by Thomas Jefferson (partial serial archives)

• Filibuster Abuse (New York: Brennan Center for Justice, c2010), by Mimi Marziani, contrib. by Susan M. Liss (PDF with commentary at brennancenter.org)

• The New York State Legislative Process: An Evaluation and Blueprint for Reform (New York: Brennan Center for Justice, c2004), by Jeremy M. Creelan and Laura M. Moulton (PDF with commentary at brennancenter.org)

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• Die Geistesgeschichtliche Lage des Heutigen Parlamentarismus (second edition, in German; Munich and Leipzig: Duncker und Humblot, 1926), by Carl Schmitt (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Of the Antiquity, Power and Decay of Parliaments: Being a General View of Government, and Civil Policy, in Europe, With Other Historical and Political Observations Relating Thereunto (London: J. Roberts, 1714), by Thomas Rymer (page images at HathiTrust)

• Are Legislatures Parliaments? A Study and Review (Montreal: J. Lovell; et al., 1879), by Fennings Taylor (HTML at Gutenberg Canada)

• Prayers Offered by the Chaplain, the Rev. Peter Marshall, D.D. at the Opening of The Daily Sessions of the Senate of the United States During the Eightieth and Eighty-First Congress, 1947-1949 (Washington: GPO, 1949), by Peter Marshall, contrib. by United States Senate (page images at HathiTrust)

• The History of Legislative Methods in the Period Before 1825 (New Haven: Yale University Press; et al., 1917), by Ralph Volney Harlow (multiple formats at archive.org)

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