No. 51-6, November 2023

Index

• Did Black Lives Matter Protests Change Public Opinion?
• Does the U.S. Congress Respond to Public Opinion on Trade?
• Evaluating the Effect of Descriptive Norms on Political Tolerance
• Legislative Gridlock and Policymaking Through the Appropriations Process
• Preemptive Action: Measuring Presidential Assertiveness in Foreign Policy Lawmaking
• The Gender Gap in Supreme Court Legitimacy
• What Explains a Representative’s Staffing “Style”? Exploring the Relationship between Congressional Staffing Decisions and Electoral Considerations
• What Public Comments During Rulemaking Do (and Why)
• When Advocates Become Adjudicators: Tracing the Effects of Prosecutorial and Public Defense Experience on Judicial Decision Making