The Polarized 107th Congress



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Overheads 10 September 2002
Overheads 12 September 2002
Overheads 17 and 19 September 2002
Summary: Changes in Congress 1947 - 2002
The Spatial Model of Voting
Figures From Poole and Rosenthal, Chapter 2
Redistricting Example
The Ideological Structure of Congressional Voting
The Polarization of the Congressional Parties
Voting in the Roman Senate

9 October 2002: Robert Byrd's Delay of the Iraq War Resolution
9 October 2002: Leahy Reneges on Promise to Thurmond
10 October 2002: Bob Novak's Column on the Senate
15 October 2002: Byron York's Column on the Senate (National Review Website)
Cloture Votes in the Senate: 1919 - 2001
The 107th Senate Judiciary Committee
The 107th Senate DW-NOMINATE Histogram
The 107th Senate Rank Ordering From OC (With Iraq Vote)
The 107th House DW-NOMINATE Histogram
The 107th House Rank Ordering From OC (With Iraq Vote)
Iraq War Resolution
The Homeland Security Vote in the House