POL 51 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Abortion-Rights Movements, Policy, Party System
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The general process of developing and testing explanations is similar across different substantive research questions and fields. Our goal is to identify the process and assess the quality of explanations offered in research. Question 2: in general, do you consider yourself to be a democrat or a. Few issues exist with the capacity to instill fundamental and permanent changes in the party system. Most issues are resolved, become irrelevant, or are passed through the policy cycle without a lasting impact. However, a persistent issue occasionally arises and cuts across traditional party lines, staying relevant for an unusually long time. If the issue remains on the agenda for many years and is easy (requiring little outside knowledge/expertise), then the issue takes on unique potential for creating lasting change in the party system. When this occurs, an issue evolution is said to have taken place. Issue evolution must be easy and long lasting. Elites (on abortion) hone in on their party"s ideals.
