POLS 320: Democracy in America (HC)

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• ("mass transit" OR "light rail" OR bus OR buses OR transportation) AND (city OR cities OR urban) AND "united states" AND (policy OR policies OR politic*)  [Any Field]  Publications 2010-2023        
• ("urban transportation" OR "local transit") AND "united states" [Subjects] NOT "united states" [Author]  Newest titles first and Publications 2010-2023           
• (women* OR gender*) [Subject] AND ("pay gap*" OR "salary gap" OR "pay equity") [Any Field]         
• ("climate change" OR "climatic change*") [Subject] AND (sceptic* OR denial* OR denier* OR conservative*) AND (communicat* OR psycholog* OR politic*)  [Any Field]          
• (congress* OR senate  OR "house of representatives") [Subject] AND bipartisan* [Any Field]  NOT "united states" [Author]          
• ("juvenile justice" OR "juvenile courts") [Subject] AND (diversion* OR alternative* OR intervention*) [Any Field]          

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