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SPECIAL EDITION: The Politics of Gun Violence in the United States

ORIGINAL PROJECT: U.S. Presidents' Positions on Roll Call VotesPres. Washington's Positions:
1st House     1st Senate
2nd House     2nd Senate
3rd House     3rd Senate
4th House     4th Senate

QUIZ YOURSELF: What is dual federalism?

A political system in which each level of government - national and state - is sovereign in its own sphere of policy authority.

Answer: Hover over the box!More of this: Review Intro. to Am. Gov't

Teach Political Analysis

Theory & Concepts:
The Essentials of Political Analysis, 6th Edition. Classic introductory text, clear writing, helps students learn, great ancillaries. More info.

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How to Install Real Statistics Add-In
Expands the statistical capabilities of Excel (11:50).

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Map Chart Tutorial
With helpful tips on mapping at different levels (15:15).

Blogs, Podcasts & Journals

Public Policy and Administration: .original peer-reviewed material within the broad field of public policy and administration

Politics and the Life Sciences: .Official journal of the Association for Politics and the Life Sciences, an American Political Science Association (APSA) Related Group.

Journal of Race, Ethnicity and Politics: .JREP highlights critical and timely research into the multiple junctures between politics and issues of race, ethnicity, immigration, and indigeneity.

Social Alternatives: .An independent, quarterly refereed journal which aims to promote public debate, commentary and dialogue about contemporary social, political, economic and environmental issues.

Center for Effective Global Action Blog: .Comments on key issues related to poverty alleviation and global development.

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Data Sites

KOF Index of Globalization: .Measures the three main dimensions of globalization: economic, social, and political.

Real Time Event Data / Phoenix: .Event data on political and social events around the globe, along with the software and methodology needed to analyze the data.

Datahub for Field Experiments in Economics and Public Policy: .Data from randomized experiments in the social sciences, as well as statistical code underlying published research results, surveys and documentation.

Global Media Freedom Dataset: .Data on the evolution and devolution of media freedom in individual countries.

xSub / cross-sub.org: .A repository of micro-level, subnational event data on armed conflict and contention around the world.

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Peer-Reviewed Articles with Replication Data Online

Mass Shootings and Public Support for Gun ControlBenjamin J. Newman; Todd K. Hartman