Measuring Political Polarization
House and Senate Polarization Since Reconstruction
(D&O Figures 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5)
House Party Means 1st Dimension
House Party Means 2nd Dimension
Disappearance of the House Moderates
Senate Party Means 1st Dimension
Senate Party Means 2nd Dimension
Disappearance of the Senate Moderates
Party Unity Voting (Figure 3.1, 7.4, Stewart;
D&O Figure 9.1)
The Conservative Coalition (Stewart Figure 3.7)
Holds and Filibusters in the Senate
(D&O Figure 10.1)
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