Dynamics of American Democracy : Partisan Polarization, Political Competition and Government Performance /

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"Government is broken. Washington is failing. Democracy is in crisis. Many elected officials, policy experts, and ordinary citizens share a belief that US political institutions are incapable of responding to the concerns of everyday Americans and serving the public interest. What is less clear...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Schiller, Wendy J., 1964- (Editor ), Patashnik, Eric M. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2021]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Two-party systems.
Politics and government > Public opinion.
Political participation.
Political culture.
Government accountability.
Divided government.
Two-party systems > United States.
Political participation > United States.
Government accountability > United States.
Divided government > United States.
Polarization (Social sciences) > Political aspects > United States.
Political culture > United States.
United States.
United States > Politics and government > Public opinion.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Government is broken. Washington is failing. Democracy is in crisis. Many elected officials, policy experts, and ordinary citizens share a belief that US political institutions are incapable of responding to the concerns of everyday Americans and serving the public interest. What is less clear, however, is why these institutions are falling below expectations and how they might be fixed. The contributors to Dynamics of American Democracy bring their expertise on the various institutions of American governance and political life to examine how we arrived at this point and what might be done to right thd ship. Topics covered include Congressional stalemate, the two-party system, political polarization, social media, gender and public opinion, and the role of the presidency in today's tribal politics"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (360 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9780700630028

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