The role of institutions in state politics has been recognized for decades. However, most of this research has evaluated the role of a single institution at a time, such as the role of the ballot initiative or legislative professionalism. Little is known about how institutions may have counterbalancing or reinforcing effects.

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衡量美国各州的制度设计

几十年来，机构​​在国家政治中的作用已得到认可。然而，大多数研究一次评估了一个机构的作用，例如投票倡议或立法专业性的作用。人们对制度如何产生平衡或强化效果知之甚少。