SAGE Journal Articles
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Article 1: Burstein, P., Bauldry, S., & Froese, P (2005). Bill Sponsorship and Congressional Support for Policy Proposals, from Introduction to Enactment or Disappearance. Political Research Quarterly, 58(2), pp. 295-302.
This article identifies strategies to enhance support for policy proposals through the legislative process. The authors suggest that trends in sponsorship provide a good way to measure support for particular proposals for policy change
Questions to Consider:
1. What are some challenges to identifying the level of support that was available for a policy that never achieved the level of a vote?
2. Describe two approaches to measuring congressional support for policy proposals early in the policy process.
3. What is the difference between support for a single bill and support for a policy proposal?