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"Congress requires states to draw single-member districts."
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"We are tired of aristocratic explanations in Harvard words."
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"Congress requires states to draw single-member districts."
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"But presidential approval also became a surrogate measure of national unity and patriotism."
Patriotism
"Congress requires states to draw single-member districts."
Legislature
"America is an outlier in the world of democracies when it comes to the structure and conduct of elections."
Electoral
"Votes in federal elections are cast and counted in a highly decentralized and variable fashion, with no uniform ballots and few national standards."
Government
"The increase in straight-ticket party voting in recent years means that competitive congressional races can tip one way or the other depending on the showing of the candidates at the top of the ticket."
Party
"In addition to the decline in competition, American politics today is characterized by a growing ideological polarization between the two major political parties."
Politics
"Further-more, partisan attachments powerfully shape political perceptions, beliefs and values, and incumbents enjoy advantages well beyond the way in which their districts are configured."
Values
"All of this suggests that while citizens became more comfortable with President Bush after September 11 and thought him to have the requisite leadership skills, they continue to harbor doubts about his priorities, loyalties, interests, and policies."
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"A healthy degree of party unity among Democrats and Republicans has deteriorated into bitter partisan warfare."
Democracy
"While Republican voters have remained universally supportive of their President, Democrats and Independents are returning to a more naturally critical stance."
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