Using supercomputers, the authors have analyzed 16 million individual roll call votes since the two Houses of Congress began recording votes in 1789. By tracing the voting patterns of Congress throughout the country's history, Poole and Rosenthal find that, despite a wide array of issues facing legislators, over 80% of a legislator's voting decisions can be attributed to a consistent ideological position ranging from ultraconservatism to ultraliberalism.
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Using supercomputers, the authors have analyzed 16 million individual roll call votes since the two Houses of Congress began recording votes in 1789. By tracing the voting patterns of Congress throughout the country's history, Poole and Rosenthal find that, despite a wide array of issues facing legislators, over 80% of a legislator's voting decisions can be attributed to a consistent ideological position ranging from ultraconservatism to ultraliberalism.
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Very good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 297 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 96000395 Type of material Book Personal name Poole, Keith T. Main title Congress: a political-economic history of roll call voting / Keith T. Poole and Howard Rosenthal. Published/Created New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. Description xi, 297 p. : ill.; 24 cm. LC classification JK1051. P66 1997 Related names Rosenthal, Howard, 1939-Subjects United States. Congress--Voting--History. Ideology--United States--History. Pressure groups--United States--History. Notes Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-289) and index. Dewey class no. 328.73 Geographic area code n-us---
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