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The Gingrich senators /

In this book, noted political scientist Sean Theriault documents how former House members, who learned politics at the knee of Newt Gingrich, have been behind the transformation of the US Senate from the venerated chamber of the 1950s into the partisan battleground that is regularly the scorn of eve...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Theriault, Sean M., 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Part I. An Introduction to the Gingrich Senators; 1. The Partisan Senate; 2. Newt Gingrich and the House of Representatives in the 1980s; Part II. The Gingrich Senators as Party Polarizers; 3. The Gingrich Senators and Party Polarization in the U.S. Senate; 4. The Constituencies of the Gingrich Senators; 5. The Effect of Personal Characteristics and Proximity to Newt Gingrich on the Gingrich Senators; 6. Getting In and Staying In the U.S. Senate; Part III. The Gingrich Senators as Partisan Warriors; 7. Compatriots in the Battle? The Other Republican Senators
  • 8. The Gingrich Senators as Partisan Warriors on Roll-Call Votes9. The Gingrich Senators as Partisan Warriors beyond Roll-Call Votes; Part IV. The Future of the Gingrich Senators; 10. The 2010 Elections, the 112th Congress, the Tea Party Senators, and Gingrich's Presidential Campaign; 11. The Future of the U.S. Senate; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z