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Compromise in an age of party polarization /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wolak, Jennifer (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
United States. > Congress > Rules and practice.
Political ethics > United States.
Compromise (Ethics) > Political aspects > United States.
Polarization (Social sciences) > Political aspects > United States.
Opposition (Political science) > United States.
Divided government > United States.
Political culture > United States.
United States > Politics and government > Public opinion.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The challenges of compromise
  • Public support for political compromise
  • Compromise as a democratic value
  • The bounds of public support for compromise
  • Partisan motives and consideration of compromise
  • Campaigns, competition, and support for political compromise
  • Policymaking, procedural justice, and support for compromise
  • Do people want members of Congress to compromise?
  • Support for compromise in principle and in practice
  • Conclusion.