Party polarization in Congress / Sean M. Theriault.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Theriault, Sean M., 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress.

United States.

Political parties--United States.

Political parties.

Opposition (Political science).

Opposition (Political science)--United States.

Physical Description:

x, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.

Contents:

1 Party Polarization in the U.S. Congress 1

Part I Building Blocks for Explaining Party Polarization 11

2 A Brief History of Party Polarization 13

3 Explanations for Party Polarization 43

Part II Constituency Change 59

4 Redistricting 62

5 The Political and Geographic Sorting of Constituents 85

6 Extremism of Party Activists 109

Part III Institutional Change 129

7 Connecting Constituency Change to Institutional Change 131

8 The Interaction in the Legislative Process 156

9 The Link between the House and the Senate 196

10 Procedural Polarization in the U.S. Congress 218.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-238) and index.

ISBN:

9780521888936

052188893X

9780521717687

052171768X

OCLC:

191732312

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