Entry:
Page, Benjamin I. and Shapiro, Robert Y., "Restraining the Whims and Passions of the Public," in The Federalist Papers and the New Institutionalism, Bernard Grofman and Donald Wittman (eds.), New York: Agathon Press, 1989.
Abstract:
Examining trends in public preferences in government policy shows the fears of the American founders were largely unwarranted as public opinion doesn't tend to shift rapidly in large amounts and does respond to new information. Judicial and congressional institutions have probably blocked the adverse effects of misinformed public opinion, but have also retarded change for the good.
GSS Years:1972-1986
Other Data Sets:
Gallup; SRC/CPS; Harris; OPOR
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GSS Codebook Variables referenced by document: |
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Variable Name |
Variable Label |
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| NATSPAC |
SPACE EXPLORATION PROGRAM |
| NATENVIR |
IMPROVING & PROTECTING ENVIRONMENT |
| NATHEAL |
IMPROVING & PROTECTING NATIONS HEALTH |
| NATCITY |
SOLVING PROBLEMS OF BIG CITIES |
| NATCRIME |
HALTING RISING CRIME RATE |
| NATDRUG |
DEALING WITH DRUG ADDICTION |
| NATEDUC |
IMPROVING NATIONS EDUCATION SYSTEM |
| NATRACE |
IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF BLACKS |
| NATARMS |
"MILITARY |
| NATAID |
FOREIGN AID |
| NATFARE |
WELFARE |
| EQWLTH |
SHOULD GOVT REDUCE INCOME DIFFERENCES |
| TAX |
RS FEDERAL INCOME TAX |
| SPKATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO SPEAK |
| COLATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIONIST TO TEACH |
| LIBATH |
ALLOW ANTI-RELIGIOUS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| SPKSOC |
ALLOW SOCIALIST TO SPEAK |
| COLSOC |
ALLOW SOCIALIST TO TEACH |
| LIBSOC |
ALLOW SOCIALISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| SPKRAC |
ALLOW RACIST TO SPEAK |
| COLRAC |
ALLOW RACIST TO TEACH |
| LIBRAC |
ALLOW RACISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| SPKCOM |
ALLOW COMMUNIST TO SPEAK |
| COLCOM |
SHOULD COMMUNIST TEACHER BE FIRED |
| LIBCOM |
ALLOW COMMUNISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| SPKMIL |
ALLOW MILITARIST TO SPEAK |
| COLMIL |
ALLOW MILITARIST TO TEACH |
| LIBMIL |
ALLOW MILITARISTS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| SPKHOMO |
ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO SPEAK |
| COLHOMO |
ALLOW HOMOSEXUAL TO TEACH |
| LIBHOMO |
ALLOW HOMOSEXUALS BOOK IN LIBRARY |
| CAPPUN |
FAVOR OR OPPOSE DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDER |
| CAPPUN2 |
DOES R FAVOR CAPITAL PUNISHMENT |
| GUNLAW |
FAVOR OR OPPOSE GUN PERMITS |
| COURTS |
COURTS DEALING WITH CRIMINALS |
| WIRTAP |
WIRETAPPING |
| GRASS |
SHOULD MARIJUANA BE MADE LEGAL |
| USINTL |
TAKE ACTIVE PART IN WORLD AFFAIRS |
| USUN |
REMAIN IN U.N. OR PULL OUT |
| COMMUN |
FEELINGS ABOUT COMMUNISM |
| PRAYER |
BIBLE PRAYER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| RACMAR |
FAVOR LAW AGAINST RACIAL INTERMARRIAGE |
| RACDIN |
OBJECT TO OPP. RACE HOME FOR DINNER |
| RACPUSH |
BLACKS SHOULDNT PUSH |
| RACSEG |
WHITES HAVE RIGHT TO SEG. NEIGHBORHOOD |
| RACOPEN |
VOTE ON OPEN HOUSING LAW |
| RACOBJCT |
NEIGHBORHOOD INTEGRATED BY SAME SES |
| RACSCHOL |
SHOULD WHITES & BLACKS GO TO SAME SCHOOL |
| RACFEW |
CHILDREN TO SCHOOL WITH OPPOSITE RACE |
| RACHAF |
CHILDREN TO SCHOOL HALF OPPOSITE RACE |
| RACMOST |
CHILDREN TO SCHOOL MOSTLY OPPOSITE RACE |
| BUSING |
ATTITUDE TOWARD RACIAL BUSING |
| RACJOB |
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES ON JOBS |
| FEHOME |
WOMEN TAKE CARE OF HOME NOT COUNTRY |
| FEPOL |
WOMEN NOT SUITED FOR POLITICS |
| ABNOMORE |
MARRIED--WANTS NO MORE CHILDREN |
| ABDEFECT |
STRONG CHANCE OF SERIOUS DEFECT |
| ABHLTH |
WOMANS HEALTH SERIOUSLY ENDANGERED |
| ABPOOR |
LOW INCOME--CANT AFFORD MORE CHILDREN |
| ABRAPE |
PREGNANT AS RESULT OF RAPE |
| ABSINGLE |
NOT MARRIED |
| ABANY |
ABORTION IF WOMAN WANTS FOR ANY REASON |
| PILL |
BIRTH CONTROL INFORMATION |
| TEENPILL |
BIRTH CONTROL INFORMATION TO TEENS |
| SEXEDUC |
SEX EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS |
| DIVLAW |
DIVORCE LAWS |
| PREMARSX |
SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE |
| XMARSEX |
SEX WITH PERSON OTHER THAN SPOUSE |
| HOMOSEX |
HOMOSEXUAL SEX RELATIONS |
| LTRSREF |
Variable Label could not be found |