Replication Data for: Risk and Reform: Explaining Support for Constitutional Convention Referendums
<|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:'Scholars of comparative constitutionalism and direct democracy agreethat economic conditions affect public support for constitutional reformbut disagree as to how. Prospect theory suggests both approaches maybe correct, depending on the political and economic context in whichvoters operate. Fourteen states periodically ask their citizens whether tocall a state constitutional convention, making this the oldest form ofdirect democracy in the United States. We test our theory in preelection polls in two of these states and a survey experiment. Theresults indicate negative perceptions of economic and governmentperformance increase support for conventions when voters view them asopportunities to correct problems. On the other hand, if a conventionrepresents a chance to improve on an acceptable status quo, voters withpos' . 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" : ["Constitutional conventions","Direct democracy","State constitutions"]} <|eot_id|>
 Here is the Description of a dataset. Description:'Scholars of comparative constitutionalism and direct democracy agreethat economic conditions affect public support for constitutional reformbut disagree as to how. Prospect theory suggests both approaches maybe correct, depending on the political and economic context in whichvoters operate. Fourteen states periodically ask their citizens whether tocall a state constitutional convention, making this the oldest form ofdirect democracy in the United States. We test our theory in preelection polls in two of these states and a survey experiment. Theresults indicate negative perceptions of economic and governmentperformance increase support for conventions when voters view them asopportunities to correct problems. On the other hand, if a conventionrepresents a chance to improve on an acceptable status quo, voters withpos' . Please return only a json list of at most 3 Keywords corresponding to the Description:.
Scholars of comparative constitutionalism and direct democracy agreethat economic conditions affect public support for constitutional reformbut disagree as to how. Prospect theory suggests both approaches maybe correct, depending on the political and economic context in whichvoters operate. Fourteen states periodically ask their citizens whether tocall a state constitutional convention, making this the oldest form ofdirect democracy in the United States. We test our theory in preelection polls in two of these states and a survey experiment. Theresults indicate negative perceptions of economic and governmentperformance increase support for conventions when voters view them asopportunities to correct problems. On the other hand, if a conventionrepresents a chance to improve on an acceptable status quo, voters withpos
Constitutional conventions; Direct democracy; State constitutions