Question 1: How do the authors define and measure partisanship?
Question 2: In what ways does the institution of Congress reinforce partisanship?
Question 3: According to the authors' analyses, how has partisanship in Congress changed over the period of the study (1953-1996)?
o What (if any) impact have the trends had upon the ability of presidents to get their agendas passed through Congress?
Question 4: Do you agree or disagree with the authors' analysis?
o Feel free to address their theory, methodology or conclusions.
Speculate as to the extent to which partisanship in Congress has changed since 1996.
o What impact might such changes have upon the authors' conclusions?