Polarization and Lawmaking Effectiveness in the United States Congress

• In Event: Party, Ideology, and Persuasion

Brief Overview

We find that conservative Republicans are less effective than their moderate Republican counterparts, even when Republicans are in the majority party.

Authors

• Patrick W Buhr, Vanderbilt University

• Craig Volden, University of Virginia-Main Campus

• Alan E. Wiseman, Vanderbilt University