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100			_aGelman, David A. _92431
245			_aIdeology and participation: _bexamining the constitutional convention of 1787
260			_c2018
300			_ap.546-559.
520			_aThis article looks at the effect of ideology on delegate participation at the Federal Convention of 1787. Making use of an original data set on delegate verbosity and delegate speeches at the Constitutional Convention, analysis reveals that ideologically extreme Convention delegates were more likely to participate at the Convention. This leads to two conclusions. First, ideology affected delegate participation in a meaningful way. Second, claims made about the intent of the writers of the Constitution based on Convention records are biased in favor of ideologically extreme Convention delegates, as extreme delegates were more likely to be recorded. - Reproduced.
650			_aConstitutional law - U.S.A. _92432
773			_aPolitical Research Quarterly
906			_aConstitutional Convention - U.S.A
942			_2ddc _cAR