Polarized Politics : The Impact of Divisiveness in the US Political System.

Intro -- Polarized Politics -- Tables and Figures -- Preface -- ch1-Polarization in US Politics and Policy -- Defining Polarization -- A Partisan Bent -- Structure of the Book -- ch2-Ideology as a Polarizing Force -- The Characteristics of Ideology -- Classical Conception of Conservatism and Liberalism -- The Conservative Tradition -- The Practice of Political Conservatism -- The Liberal Tradition -- Conclusion -- ch3-Voter Turnout and the Path to Plutocracy -- The Last Century: Down, Up, and Down Again -- The South's Apartheid Regime -- Conclusion -- Putting the 2012 Election into Context -- Notes -- ch4-From Umbrella Parties to Polarized Parties -- Two Vignettes -- The Party System in the United States: Two Parties, Many Factions -- Party Realignment and Electoral Realignment -- The 2012 Republican Presidential Nomination -- Voter Realignment and Elite Realignment in the Sixth Party System -- The Party System and the Constitutional System -- Polarized Parties and Polarizing Issues -- ch5-Big Money, Mass Media, and the Polarization of Congress -- Polarizing Parties: The Problem Defined -- The New Polarized Congress Emerges -- A Familiar Story: See No Evil -- No Longer So Funny -- Alternative Explanations -- Polarization and Parties: An Empirical Account -- The Spectrum of Political Money -- Campaign Finance and Polarization -- Notes -- ch6-Structural Sources of Political Polarization -- The Federalist Papers: Madison Agonistes -- The Present Institutional Decay -- How Did This Happen? -- The Future of the New Constitution -- Notes -- ch7-Religious Groups as a Polarizing Force -- Models of the Ties Between Religious Groups and Political Parties -- Religious Groups and Party Identification -- Religion and Partisan Coalitions: The Ethno-Religious Perspective -- Religion and Partisan Coalitions: The Restructuring Perspective.

Party Identification over Time: The Impact of Religious and Demographic Variables -- The Ideological Source of Religious Differences and Partisan Polarization -- Conclusion -- Appendix on Data Sources -- Notes -- ch8-Women's Political Leadership Roles -- Historical Evolution of Partisan Gender Gaps -- Normative Perspectives on Women's Representation -- The Partisan Gap in Elective Officeholding -- Partisan Gap in Running for Office -- Party Organizations and Women's Political Leadership -- Polarized Women in Political Leadership -- Conclusion -- Notes -- ch9-African Americans and Party Politics -- Reconstruction -- Disenfranchisement -- A More Competitive Party Politics? -- A Changing Racial Politics -- The Civil Rights Era, 1954-1965 -- The Political World of Black and White America -- A Post-Racial Politics? -- Obama and the Black Community -- A Note on Black Leadership -- Conclusion -- Note -- ch10-Latinos, Partisanship, and Electoral Engagement -- Latinos and the US Electoral System -- Electoral Participation and Partisanship -- Latinos and Partisanship in the 2012 Elections -- Notes -- ch11-Gay Rights and the Party Divide -- The Politics of Gay Rights: A Brief History -- Polarization on Gay Rights Among Political Elites -- Polarization on Gay Rights Among the Public -- Gay Voters and Gay Rights Issues in Presidential Elections -- Epilogue: Gay Rights and the Parties -- Notes -- ch12-Aging Policy: A Partisan Paradox -- Competing Frames in Aging Policy Debates -- Public Opinion on Age-Related Policies: Intergenerational or Ideological Conflict? -- Interest Groups: Who Speaks for Older Americans? Diverse Groups for Diverse Seniors -- Aging Policy and Partisan Polarization in Congress -- Conclusion -- Notes -- ch13-The Debate over Health Care -- The Rise of Health Care as a Partisan Issue -- Health Care and the Growing Partisanship Gap.

The Obama Health Care Plan -- Conclusion -- Notes -- ch14-Representation in a Dysfunctional Democracy -- A Few Basics -- Perspectives on Polarization -- A Changing Party Politics -- A Responsible Party System? -- The Polarization of Wealth -- Follow the Money: Investing in Politics -- Polarization in the Party System: Republicans and Democrats Divided -- Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book.

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