Polarization and Its Consequences: Write a paper, about 10 to 15 pages in length, double-spaced, on the following topic: Has increased partisan polarization hurt America? If so, what, if anything, could be done to address this phenomenon?
Note that the former part of the the question requires a consideration of how to evaluate governmental performance, and the latter requires an explanation of why polarization has occurred, as well as a consideration of what might be done about it.
Be sure to cite the relevant readings throughout your paper.
Please use the following two books:
1. Governing in a Polarized Age: Elections, Parties, and Political Representation in America by Alan S. Gerber and Eric Schickler
2. Why We’re Polarized by Ezra Klein
