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ORIGINAL PROJECT: Studying Presidents

Pres. J. Adams's Positions on Roll Call Votes:
5th: House Senate 6th: House Senate

This data is part of a larger project to identify the policy preferences of all U.S. Presidents. See index.

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(15:38) In this episode, we explore new research and data on American politics and public policy. Topics include legislative behavior, partisan dynamics, public opinion, and the impact of institutions on policy outcomes..

Political Science Data Podcast: Recent Developments in American Politics & Policy Research

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Featuring Jane Mansbridge (3:17).

Three Causes of Polarization

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From the U.S. Senate library.

Vetoes by U.S. Presidents, 1789-present

Established in 1999 at the University of California, Santa Barbara, archives contain 103,280 documents related to the study of the Presidency..

American Presidency Project

Searchable collection of election returns from the earliest years of American democracy..

New Nation Votes, A

This page contains links to data on Cosponsorships in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives for the 93rd to 108th Congresses..

Cosponsorship Network Data

A leading center for the quantitative study of politics at the Univ. of Michigan..

Center for Political Studies

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Interviews opinion leaders from across the world to discuss politics, culture, and policies that are shaping our day-to-day lives..

Breaking Battlegrounds

By the New England Political Science Association.

New England Journal of Political Science

Articles focus on American governmental institutions over time and on their social, economic and cultural setting..

Studies in Am. Political Development

From the London School of Economics.

USAPP - American Politics and Policy

Peer-reviewed political science journal devoted to study of presidents and presidency..

Presidential Studies Quarterly

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