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    When Are Bipartisan Senators More Effective?

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    MacDonald, Amanda
    Advisor
    Morrison, Donna R
    Abstract
    This research explores the legislative incentives for bipartisanship in the United States Senate using the Lugar Center’s bipartisan index and the Center for Effective Lawmaking’s legislative effectiveness score. I accept Volden and Wiseman’s 2019 conclusion that legislative effectiveness does, in fact, give incumbents an electoral advantage. That being the case, this study effectively explores the electoral incentives for bipartisanship and whether those incentives differ across gender and stature. Key findings show that bipartisanship is most likely to enhance effectiveness for women when they belong to the Senate minority party, and for men when they govern the majority.
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    M.P.P.
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    http://hdl.handle.net/10822/1060776
    Date Published
    2020
    Subject
    bipartisanship; gender politics; legislative effectiveness; polarization; political parties; senate; Political Science; Public policy; Gender Identity; Political science; Public policy; Gender studies;
    Type
    thesis
    Publisher
    Georgetown University
    Extent
    47 leaves
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