Are Changing Constituencies Driving Rising Polarization in the U.S. House of Representatives? [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Sussell Jesse
• Pubblicazione: Santa Monica, : RAND Corporation, 2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (63 p.)
• Disciplina: 328.73/072
• Soggetto topico: Legislation -- United States; Legislators -- United States; United States. Congress. House
• Altri autori: ThomsonJames A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Is Partisan Geographic Clustering of the American Electorate a Reality?; The Big Sort: Concepts and Critiques; Re-Reconsidering the Clustering Question; Chapter Three: Is Geographic Clustering of Voters Driving Rising Polarization in Congress?; Method 1: The Regression Discontinuity Model; Method 2: The Rescaling Model; Method 3: The Multistage Model; Findings; Chapter Four: Discussion and Conclusion; Appendix: Notes and Technical Methods; References
• Sommario/riassunto: This report addresses two questions: first, whether the spatial distribution of the American electorate has become more geographically clustered over the last 40 years with respect to party voting and socioeconomic attributes; and second, whether this clustering process has contributed to rising polarization in the U.S. House of Representatives.
• Titolo autorizzato: Are Changing Constituencies Driving Rising Polarization in the U.S. House of Representatives
• ISBN: 0-8330-8862-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819578403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II