Replication Data for: Descriptive and Substantive Representation in Congress: Evidence from 80,000 Congressional Inquiries
<|begin_of_text|><|start_header_id|>system<|end_header_id|> You are a research archivist expert in dataset metadata. Answer the question truthfully.  <|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>user<|end_header_id|> Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'A vast literature debates the efficacy of descriptive representation in legislatures. Though studies argue it influences how communities are represented through constituency service, they are limited since legislators' service activities are unobserved. Using Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, we collect 88,000 records of communication between members of the U.S. Congress and federal agencies during the 108th-113th Congress. These legislative interventions allow us to examine members' ``follow through'' with policy implementation. We find that women, racial/ethnic minorities, and veterans are more likely to work on behalf of constituents with whom they share identities. Including veterans offers leverage in understanding the role of political cleavages and shared experiences. Our findings suggest that shared experiences operate' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.<|eot_id|><|start_header_id|>assistant<|end_header_id|> {"Answer" : ["American politics","Congress","Representation"]} <|eot_id|>
 Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'A vast literature debates the efficacy of descriptive representation in legislatures. Though studies argue it influences how communities are represented through constituency service, they are limited since legislators' service activities are unobserved. Using Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, we collect 88,000 records of communication between members of the U.S. Congress and federal agencies during the 108th-113th Congress. These legislative interventions allow us to examine members' ``follow through'' with policy implementation. We find that women, racial/ethnic minorities, and veterans are more likely to work on behalf of constituents with whom they share identities. Including veterans offers leverage in understanding the role of political cleavages and shared experiences. Our findings suggest that shared experiences operate' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.
A vast literature debates the efficacy of descriptive representation in legislatures. Though studies argue it influences how communities are represented through constituency service, they are limited since legislators' service activities are unobserved. Using Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, we collect 88,000 records of communication between members of the U.S. Congress and federal agencies during the 108th-113th Congress. These legislative interventions allow us to examine members' ``follow through'' with policy implementation. We find that women, racial/ethnic minorities, and veterans are more likely to work on behalf of constituents with whom they share identities. Including veterans offers leverage in understanding the role of political cleavages and shared experiences. Our findings suggest that shared experiences operate
American politics; Congress; Representation