Empirical Studies about the Effect of Presidential Legislative Activities on Party Polarization in the U.S.
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21730129
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Politics
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| Research Institution | Meijo University |
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Principal Investigator |
MATSUMOTO Shunta Meijo University, 法学部, 准教授 (90424944)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2010
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000)
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| Keywords | アメリカ政治 / 大統領制 / 政党 / 立法過程 / 分極化 |
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| Research Abstract |
This study argues that presidential legislative activities are becoming one of the causes of party polarization in the U.S. Congress since the late 20th. Century. In order to test this argument empirically, this study has conducted a series of micro-level analyses including quantitative analyses of legislators' and presidents' behavior and case studies on the Congress-president relationship during Clinton and Obama Administration as well as macro-historical analyses tracing the origin of party polarization. The results are : (1) presidential legislative activities make Congress more partisan if other conditions are held constant : (2) its effect is going stronger over year because of several institutional changes since 1960s : and (3) some types of presidential activities rather facilitate bi-partisan coalition in Congress.
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