CASE / 1981–2002

U.S. federal policy-preference study, 1981–2002

The 1981–2002 federal proposal sample later analyzed by Gilens and Page.

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Boundary: The federal policy proposals dated 1981–2002 and the preferences and outcomes recorded for them; the 2014 analysis and 2015–2016 methodological exchange are later publications, not events inside this period.
Why this case: The case distinguishes a dataset and model result from the broader labels attached to it in public discussion.
Federal policy-responsiveness analysis, 1981–2002 1981–2002

Proposal dates and recorded outcomes from 1981–2002; not the dates of the 2014 model, 2015 critique, or 2016 reply.

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