Source: Authors' Calculation of Data from Keith Poole,"The Polarization of Congressional

question 4

Multiple Choice

Source: Authors' calculation of data from Keith Poole,"The Polarization of Congressional
Parties," Voteview,January 30,2016.
-Based on the graph,which of the following statements is true?

• A)The Senate is currently more polarized than the House of Representatives.
• B)Both chambers are less polarized than they were fifty years ago.
• C)The House is often more polarized than the Senate.
• D)The House has become less polarized and the Senate more polarized over time.-Consider This: Both houses have grown more polarized over time,and the extent of the parties' polarization has grown more in the Senate than the House.

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Schachter and Singer

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