Tracing how American legislatures changed over time
The colonial assemblies and the beginnings of American legislatures
The original state legislatures
The missing link: territorial legislatures
The odd evolutionary cases
The institutionalizing of state legislatures in the nineteenth century
The professionalizing of state legislatures since 1900
Where does legislative evolution go from here?.
The evolution of American legislatures : colonies, territories, and states, 1619-2009 by Peverill Squire. ISBN 9780472028405. Published by University of Michigan Press in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.