Politics to the extreme : : American political institutions in the twenty-first century /

Politics to the extreme : : American political institutions in the twenty-first century / / edited by Scott A. Frisch and Sean Q. Kelly ; foreword by Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein.

"The United States currently faces challenges of historic proportions: The deepest recession since the Great Depression, an international economy teetering toward a partial collapse, two wars, and structural deficits to name just a few. American political institutions are notorious for producin...

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Frisch, Scott A., 1964-
Kelly, Sean Q.,
Place / Publishing House:New York : : Palgrave Macmillan,, 2013.
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (273 pages) :; illustrations
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  • Foreword; Thomas Mann and Norman Ornstein
  • Introduction; Scott A. Frisch and Sean Q Kelly
  • PART I: CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES OF PARTISAN POLARIZATION
  • 1. Appropriations to the Extreme: Partisanship and the Power of the Purse; Geoffrey W. Buhl, Scott A. Frisch and Sean Q Kelly
  • 2. The Gingrich Senators, the Tea Party Senators, and Their Effect on the U.S. Senate; Sean Theriault
  • 3. The Weaponization of Congressional Oversight: The Politics of the Watchful Eye, 1947-2010; David C.W. Parker and Matthew Dull
  • 4. Party Polarization, Member Incivility, and Legislative Productivity: A Two-Dimensional Perspective on Conflict and Moderation in Congress; Lawrence C. Dodd and Scot Schraufnagel
  • 5. Let's Play Hardball: Congressional Partisanship in the Television Era; Douglas Harris
  • 6. Profile Politics: Examining Polarization through Congressional Member Facebook Pages; Jose; Marichal
  • 7. Necessary and Damaging: Presidential Base Electoral Strategies and Partisan Polarization; Lara Brown
  • 8. A Polarizing Supreme Court? Judicial Decisions in a Red/Blue America; Kevin J. McMahon
  • PART II: BRIDGING THE PARTISAN DIVIDE
  • 9. Growing Apart: 'Civilista' Attempts to Bridge the Partisan Rift; Frank Mackaman
  • 10. Can Polarization be Mitigated? California's Experiment with the Top-Two Primary; Seth Masket
  • 11. How to Turn Democrats and Republicans into Americans; Mickey Edwards.

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