DIVIDED WE GOVERN: Information on the 257 laws listed in Table 4.1 that is not included in the text or in
Table 3.1 (the key to the categories in Table 4.1)
1) Sweep One acts that passed too recently to be covered by Sweep Two sources (N = 30):
1979
Department of Education
1982
nuclear depositories
1983
anti-recession jobs
1983
MLK birthday
1985
agriculture act
1986
toxic dumps
1986
narcotics
1986
water projects
1986
South Africa
1987-88
all 12 laws
1989-90
all 9 laws
2) Sweep One acts that passed early enough but did not fit into any Sweep Two policy-area categories (N = 19):
1947
22nd Amendment
1953
Tidelands
1954
St. Lawrence
1958
Alaska statehood
1959
Hawaii statehood
1967
public broadcasting
1968
gun control
1968
scenic trails
1969
draft lottery
1970
crime control
1970
organized crime
1970
narcotics
1971
18-year-old vote
1972
ERA
1973
DC home rule
1974
FOIA amendments
1975
fair trade
1978
Panama treaties
1979
Chrysler bailout
3) Sweep One acts that passed early enough, fit into policy areas, but did not make it into Sweep Two enactment
sets (N = 15):
1947
Portal to Portal
1952
social security hike
1954
social security hike
1954
Communist party
1959
housing act
1961
social security hike
1965
regional medical centers
1966
fair packaging
1966
clean air
1967
clean air
1968
truth in lending
1968
gas pipeline
1970
cigarette ads
1970
water/oil spills
1973
social security hike