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22 Cards in this Set
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The Cultural War
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Is overdone, there really isn't that big of a split between Democrats and Republicans in America - the media just over does it
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Polarization in the House and the Senate
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Polarization in the House is about 10% - 25% more than the Senate
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When did polarization begin once again?
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1970s
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Where do Gingrich Senators mainly come from?
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From well performing Republican states
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Examples of partisan warfare
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- In class video of chairman Bill Thomas abusing his power as chairman
- Stark and his "fruitcake" remarks |
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You little fruitcake! You little fruitcake!
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You little fruitcake!
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Homogeneous Constituents vote for
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partisan candidates
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Heterogeneous Constituents are
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those who usually split their votes amongst both parties but still usually vote for very partisan candidates
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Procedural Votes ...
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happen more frequently
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The rise in party cohesion in Congress since 1970 is due to
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the party realignment in the South which left both parties with more homogeneous groups
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Four Explanations to Party Polarization
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1. Redistricting
2. Geographic and Political Sorting of Voters 3. Party Activist Extremism 4. Institutional Change |
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1. Redistricting and Party Polarization
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- Redistricting has caused about 10 - 20% of the party polarization we see today
- The Media keeps categorizing candidates as diehard liberal Democrats or tight assed Repubicans |
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2. The Geographic and Political Sorting of Voters and Party Polarization
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- idea that party polarization is due to constituents becoming more polarized
- considering liberals vote more for Dems and conservatives vote more for Reps - people with same ideals tend to live within same areas - Starbucks Democrats and mega-church Republicans |
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3. Extremism of Party Activists and Party Polarization
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- since primaries are becoming tougher to win, candidates are becoming extreme in order to be elected through primary
- for this theory to be true either or both Redistricting or Voter Sorting have to be true |
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4. The Institutional Explanation and Party Polarization
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- This theory deals with the way Congress is set up
- The procedures and rules that Congress follow leads to party polarization since whoever is in power tries their best to control bills from being changed and such |
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The Integrated Explanation and Party Polarization
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- Constituency Change and Institutional Change cause party polarization
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More Ideologically Charged Members
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Accounts for most of the party polarization and not the constituents themselves
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Party Leaders
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Are usually more ideologically charged
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Rewards and Punishment
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Party Leaders use weapons at their disposal to force members to vote in line with their party
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Structuring the Legislative Agenda
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Applying rules to the floor
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Procedural Votes
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- Have increased significantly
- Set up the rules of the floors of the House and Senate |
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Final Passage
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- Decide the final resolution of policies
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