Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 7
3. Preface 9
4. Acknowledgments 15
5. Part I. MEN, CONTEXT, AND PATTERNS
6. 1. The Senators 25
7. 2. Committees, Rules, and Leaders 61
8. 3. Radicals and Moderates 88
9. 4. Connections 125
10. Part II THE SUBSTANCE OF DISAGREEMENT
11. 5. Slaves, Soldiers, and Taxes 151
12. 6. Emancipation and "Human" Rights 182
13. 7. Punishment and Rehabilitation 219
14. 8. Courts, Border States, and Self-Control 261
15. 9. Designs and Perspectives 296
16. 10. Afterword 330
17. APPENDIX A. Roll-Call Analysis Procedures 343
18. APPENDIX B. The Screening Procedure for the Selection of "Divisive" Votes 353
19. APPENDIX C. Roll Calls Used Initially in Scaling Analysis 357
20. APPENDIX D Divisive Roll Calls Radical- Moderate Division 358
21. Index 361