Gary Jacobson's classic text provides students with a comprehensive introduction to
congressional elections and the electoral process. Based on the latest data from the …

Is Bipartisanship Dead? looks beyond (and considers the time before) roll call voting to
examine the extent to which bipartisan agreement in the House of Representatives has …

At a time of a high level of polarization in C ongress, public opinion surveys routinely find
that A mericans want politicians to compromise. When evaluating legislation, does the …

Why is Congress mired in partisan polarization? The conventional answer is that members
of Congress and their constituencies fundamentally disagree with one other along …

At a time when significant social status, economic resources, and political opportunities
seem to become ever more unequally distributed and only available to a few, this book …

Candidates and Voters extends our understanding of voting, elections, and representation
by elaborating a simple theory of voting choice based on voters' interest in policy and in the …

In the first comprehensive study of the subject in decades, political scholar Matthew Green
disputes the conventional belief that the minority party in the US House of Representatives is …

Past research on the relationship between income inequality and turnout has produced
mixed results, with some studies suggesting that income inequality leads to lower turnout …

Why has Congress, once a widely trusted institution, experienced such a uniquely dramatic
decline in the public's confidence, and what are the consequences for democracy? This …

Members of Congress (MCs) are concerned about reelection and act in office with this goal
in mind. Whether citizens notice this behavior and how they respond remains an open …