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The Senate Judiciary Committee: Qualifications of Members

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  • Farrelly, David G.

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In many of our modern industries, aptitude tests are given to new employees in order to determine the type of position for which each worker is best fitted. Unfortunately, in legislative bodies committee assignments are dependent upon several factors, only one of which is specialized ability. To serve the public best, however, no one can truthfully deny that individual competence ought to be the basic reason for placing a legislator on the committee which can make the most advantageous use of his particular training and experience. Putting an international lawyer on an agriculture and forestry committee would be a sheer waste of talent. With these thoughts in mind, the Senate Judiciary Committee has been studied for the purpose of determining the qualifications of the 219 men who have been members of this body since it was established in 1816.

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  • Farrelly, David G., 1943. "The Senate Judiciary Committee: Qualifications of Members," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 37(3), pages 469-475, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:apsrev:v:37:y:1943:i:03:p:469-475_04
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