封面
声明
致谢
中文摘要
英文摘要
目录
Introduction
Chapter 1 Political and Ideological Origin of Partisanship in U.S. History
1.1 Founding Fathers’ Perception of Politics
1.2 Political Realignments and the Establishment of Party Politic
1.3 Leadership:From Modern Presidency to Partisan Presidency
Summary
Chapter 2 Partisan Polarization in U.S. Congress during the Obama Administration
2.1 Status Quo of the Polarized U.S. Congress
2.1.1 Voting Along the Party Line
2.1.2 Republicans More Ideologically Extreme Than Democrats
2. 2 Contributory Factors Shaping It
2.2.1 Increasingly Polarized Electorates
2.2.2 Influence of the Media
2.2.3 Obama:A Partisan President
Summary
Chapter 3 Exploration of Future Trajectory of Partisan Polarization in U.S. Congress
3.1 American Political Tradition:A Self-Modifying Mechanism
3.2 The electoral configuration and its revelation
3.3 Forces that may bring about changes in the future
3.3.1 U.S. General election in 2016
3.3.2 Electoral Punishment of the Extremists by the Public
3.3.3 Electoral reform
Summary
Conclusion
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