Adam Cayton

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    Legislators flip-flop on passing a bill when they think voters want them to, but only when it’s visible

Legislators flip-flop on passing a bill when they think voters want them to, but only when it’s visible

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People often perceive politicians as being both inconsistent and uncompromising despite the fact that these perceptions cannot both be true. In reality, legislators have to walk a fine line between responsiveness and consistency to remain in good standing with both their party and their voters. In new research, Adam Cayton studies how and when legislators do change their positions […]

February 3rd, 2017|Adam Cayton, Elections and party politics across the US|0 Comments|
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    Enshrining policy in a state’s constitution means that it is more likely to be rewritten as the makeup of the state legislature changes.

Enshrining policy in a state’s constitution means that it is more likely to be rewritten as the makeup of the state legislature changes.

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Just as the US has a founding document – The Constitution – the states themselves have their own constitutions. But what influences how and when these documents are altered? In new research, Adam Cayton compares the partisan makeup of state legislatures in every year since 1834 to the year in which a state’s constitution was enacted to see when […]

August 19th, 2016|Adam Cayton, Democracy and culture|0 Comments|
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