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Resources for political science research on American politics. Topics include US political institutions, political elites (e.g. Trump and conservative media), state and local politics, US political history, and American political culture. Also see law, courts & justice (for resources on US Supreme Court) and political behavior (for behavior not uniquely American).

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

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Union for Radical Political Economics
An interdisciplinary association devoted to the study, development and application of radical political economic analysis to social problems.


How to Perform a Chi-Square Test for Independence
Includes making table of expected values, from Eugene O'Loughlin (8:42).

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Investigating the Economic Value of a Law School Education: A Regression Analysis Approach
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Blogs, Podcasts & Journals

A Few Reasonable Words: .Podcast. A podcast from three professors trying desperately to soothe the frayed nerves of the American public with the comforting balm of political science.

Am. Rev. of Politics: .Publishes original research on American political development, Southern Politics, early American political thought, and American political process.

American Politics Research: .Academic journal or the dissemination of the latest theory, research and analyses in American political science.

Ballpark, The: .LSE US Centre's regular online audio show on US politics, policy, and research.

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

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American Politics Data Sites

@unitedstates Project, The: .A shared commons of data and tools for the United States.

Adjusted Interest Group Scores: .From Tim Groseclose

Agency Data: .An Archive of Administrative Agency Data from Tony Bertelli and Christian Grose.

American Ideology Project: .Offers a measure of the political liberalism-conservatism of states, congressional districts, cities, state senate and assembly districts, and partisans within these areas

American Legislatures Project: .Aims to measure the ideology of individual state legislators and state legislatures as a whole over the past several decades, state and individual-level data available.

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New Articles with Replication Data

No Right to Be Wrong: What Americans Think About Civil-Military RelationsRobert Ralston, +1 more author (2023 est.) POP, more info.