Politics to the extreme: American political institutions in the twenty-first century

Part I. Causes and consequences of partisan polarization- 1. Appropriations to the extreme: partisanship and the power of the purse / Geoffrey W. Buhl, Scott A. Frisch, and Sean Q Kelly

2. The Gingrich senators, the Tea Party senators, and their effect on the US Senate / Sean M. Theriault

3. The weaponization of congressional oversight: the politics of the watchful eye, 1947-2010 / David C.W. Parker and Matthew Dull

4. Taking incivility seriously: analyzing breaches of decorum in the US Congress, 1891-2012 / Lawrence C. Dodd and Scot Schraufnagel

5. Let's play hardball: congressional partisanship in the television era / Douglas B. Harris

6. Profile politics: examining polarization through congressional member Facebook pages / José Marichal

7. Necessary and damaging: presidential base electoral strategies and partisan polarization / Lara M. Brown

8. A polarizing court?: analyzing judicial decisions in a red/blue America / Kevin J. McMahon

Part II. Bridging the partisan divide

9. Growing apart: "civilista" attempts to bridge the partisan rift / Frank H. Mackaman

10. Can polarization be "fixed"?: California's experiment with the top-Two primary / Seth E. Masket

11. How to turn Democrats and Republicans into Americans / Mickey Edwards.