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The political parties in Congress are as polarized as they have been in 100 years. This book examines more than 30 years of congressional history to understand how it is that the Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill have become so divided. It finds that two steps were critical for this developm...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Theriault, Sean M., 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Temas:
United States. > Congress.
United States. > Congress
USA > Congress
Political parties > United States.
Opposition (Political science) > United States.
Opposition (Science politique) > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
Opposition (Political science)
Political parties
Polarisierung
Partei
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Party polarization in the U.S. Congress
  • 2. A brief history of party polarization
  • 3. Explanations for party polarization
  • 4. Redistricting
  • 5. The political and geographic sorting of constituents
  • 6. Extremism of party activists
  • 7. Connecting constituency change to institutional change
  • 8. The interaction in the legislative process
  • 9. The link between the House and the Senate
  • 10. Procedural polarization in the U.S. Congress.

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