Date
Legislative
Regulatory
Presidential
Judicial
Were Dems and Reps Involved?
Which Party More Supportive?
Did Change in Party Power Help?
Congressional Committee Chair Key?
Congressional Leadership Key?
Individual Member of Congress Key?
House and Senate Reach Agreement
Key Floor Vote Mentioned
Key Committee Vote Mentioned
President Supportive?
Cabinet Secretary Supportive?
Agency Head Supportive?
Gov. Report Issued
Court Ruling Require Action?
Fear of Courts?
Threats to Sue?
State Action Precede?
Local Action Precede?
Report by State Officials?
Modeled on State Plan?
Private Report Issued?
NGO Pressure?
Corporate Pressure?
Interest Group Change Mind?
New Interest Group Mobilize?
Academic Involvement?
Professional Assn Involvement?
Union Involvement?
Congressional Lobbying?
Constituent Pressure?
Media Coverage?
Specific Media Report?
Protest?
Public Opinion Change?
Raised in Election Campaign?
Proponents Raised More Resources?
Think Tank Involved?
Foundation Involvement?
Foreign Example?
International Pressure?
Int'l Gov Agreement?
Event Highlights Problem?
New Data Arises on Problem?
Affected by War?
Affected by Economic Downturn?
Gov. Financial Problems
Event Highlights Unsuccessful Policy?
Extension of Earlier Policy?
Earlier Choice Made More Likely?
Earlier Choice Eliminated Alternative?
Important Frame
Opponents Lacked Frame
No One Against
Policy Code
Size
Centrality
Originally Important
Liberal Conservative
Congressional Attention
Topic
NumberofExplanations
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publicopinionchange protest raisedinelectioncampaign == 1
foreignexample internationalpressure intlgovagreement == 1
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agencyheadsupportive cabinetsecretarysupportive == 1
anypublic2 anymedia anyevent == 1
anycongress2 anyadmin anycourt == 1