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What Forms of Redistribution Do Americans Want? Understanding Preferences for Policy Benefit-Cost Tradeoffs 美国人想要什么形式的再分配？了解对政策收益-成本权衡的偏好

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Political Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-06-14 DOI: 10.1177/10659129241260413

Sam Zacher

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Amy Coney Barrett is Not Enough: How Descriptive and Substantive Representation Shape Trust and Legitimacy of the Federal Courts 艾米-科尼-巴雷特是不够的：描述性和实质性代表如何塑造对联邦法院的信任和合法性

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Political Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-06-12 DOI: 10.1177/10659129241262340

Philip Chen, Amanda Savage

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Congressional Redistricting and Strategic Copartisans: Partisan Gerrymandering in Pennsylvania, 1800–1824 国会选区重划与战略合作者：宾夕法尼亚州的党派选区划分，1800-1824 年

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Political Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-06-12 DOI: 10.1177/10659129241254551

Aric Dale Gooch

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Lower-Stakes Legislative Collaborations, Ethnicity, and Gender 低风险立法合作、种族和性别

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Political Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-06-03 DOI: 10.1177/10659129241258728

William O’Brochta

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The People’s Captain: Understanding Police Officers as an Electoral Brand 人民的队长了解作为选举品牌的警官

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Political Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-05-19 DOI: 10.1177/10659129241253204

Jacob R. Turner

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Guns and Democracy: Anti-System Attitudes, Protest, and Support for Violence Among Pandemic Gun-Buyers 枪支与民主：大流行性购枪者的反制度态度、抗议和对暴力的支持

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Political Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-05-16 DOI: 10.1177/10659129241249662

Matthew D. Simonson, Matthew J. Lacombe, Jon Green, James N. Druckman

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Out-Of-State Donors and Legislative Surrogacy in the U.S. Senate 州外捐赠者和美国参议院的立法代孕问题

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Political Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-24 DOI: 10.1177/10659129241249171

Alex Keena

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A Social Media Platform Model of Supreme Court News 最高法院新闻的社交媒体平台模式

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Political Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-23 DOI: 10.1177/10659129241248586

Jake S. Truscott

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Mechanisms of Political Responsiveness: The Information Sources Shaping Elected Representatives' Policy Actions 政治响应机制：影响民选代表政策行动的信息来源

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Political Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-22 DOI: 10.1177/10659129241248406

Evelien Willems, Bart Maes, S. Walgrave

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May It Please the Senate: Gender Norms and the Double Bind of US Supreme Court Confirmations 愿参议院满意：性别规范与美国最高法院提名的双重束缚

IF 2.1 2区社会学

Political Research Quarterly Pub Date : 2024-04-17 DOI: 10.1177/10659129241247554

Michael K. Romano, Nickelette M. Justice

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