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ORIGINAL PROJECT: Studying Presidents

Pres. McKinley's Positions on Roll Call Votes:
55th: House Senate 56th: House Senate 57th: 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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Is Trump a Populist Authoritarian?

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Site features data collected by the Congress project, as well as links to other sites providing data and information on the U.S. Congress..

Congress Project, The

Research on economic mobility, see data and replication code .

Equality of Opportunity Project

With some cool visualizations of the data..

US Presidential Elections Data

Information source for the United States electoral system; great data on voter turnout..

United States Election Project

Useful, basic tables on roll call votes in House and Senate (101-present).

Congress Roll Call Vote Indexes

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National Civic Review

The official publication of the State Politics and Policy Section of the American Political Science Association.

State Politics & Policy Quarterly

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

American Politics Research

Focused on enhancing the role political scientists can play in the management of the administrative state by becoming involved in regulatory matters and seeking Presidential appointments to key positions..

Current Events: Management of the Administrative State

Learn about the people, policies and politics of America's state legislatures with NCSL's three podcasts..

National Conference of State Legislatues Podcasts

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