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Why Then and Not Now: An Analysis of the Timing of U.S. Constitutional Amendments
This paper evaluates why amendments to the U.S. Constitution are more likely to occur at some times but not others. Specifically, we consider whether constitutional reform follows the same pattern of punctuated equilibrium as other policy areas (B...
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How Academic-Based Survey Research Organizations Inform and Influence the Development of Subnational Public Policy
This field note describes how the public polling produced by academic-based survey research organizations provides state and local policymakers with information regarding public preferences. As an illustrative case study, the paper documents how...
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The Considered Judgment of the People: How Public Opinion Shaped the New Deal Constitutional Revolution
In 1936, the popularity of President Franklin Roosevelt’s policies earned him the largest Electoral College victory in American history. The Supreme Court was decidedly less enthusiastic about the New Deal, striking down federal laws and executiv...
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Social Capital, Institutional Rules, and Constitutional Amendment Rates
Why are some constitutions amended more frequently than others? The literature provides few clear answers, as some scholars focus on institutional factors, whereas others emphasize amendment culture. We bridge this divide with new theoretical and ...
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Jesse Parent is a M.S. student at Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute at UC San Diego. He is currently director & founder of the Cognition Futures group under Dr. Bradly Alicea at Orthogonal Research and Education Lab (OREL).
Jesse is also a Rese...
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