Replication Data for: Does Process Matter? Direct Democracy and Citizens' Perceptions of Laws

Does the process used to pass a law affect the way citizens evaluate the outcome? In a series of experiments, I manipulate the way in which a law is passed -- ballot initiative or the legislative process -- to test the effect of process on citizens' evaluations of policy outcomes. The results show that people view the ballot initiative process as fairer than the legislative process, but that process has a negligible effect on outcome evaluations.

立法通过的流程是否会影响民众对政策结果的评价？本研究通过一系列实验，操控法律通过的两种路径——全民公决倡议（ballot initiative）与议会立法流程——以检验立法流程对公民政策结果评价的影响。研究结果表明，民众认为全民公决倡议流程相较议会立法流程更为公平，但立法流程本身对政策结果评价的影响微乎其微。