Table 2 Terms Associated with Major Policy Topics. Lists of terms are the top-ranked words distinctly associated with each Major Policy Topic, identified through a keyness analysis.
Major Policy Topic Code | Example Content |
|---|---|
Agriculture | farmers, agriculture, farm, farms, farming, ranchers, agricultural, food, dairy, crops, farmer, producers, crop, rural, livestock, ag, organic, growers, agribusiness, corn, meat, usda, feed, markets, products |
Civil Rights, Liberties, and Minority Issues | women, abortion, rights, lgbtq, equality, womens, discrimination, equal, reproductive, gender, life, sexual, pro-life, parenthood, planned, unborn, abortions, orientation, roe, marriage, lgbt, identity, transgender, wade, conception |
Crime | gun, violence, guns, police, amendment, background, firearms, second, marijuana, weapons, checks, arms, criminal, crime, 2nd, enforcement, bear, justice, firearm, nra, safety, law, prison, shootings, officers |
Defense | veterans, va, military, veteran, service, defense, served, affairs, civilian, men, troops, heroes, armed, uniform, sacrifices, brave, care, deserve, vets, ptsd, servicemembers, soldiers, sacrifice, benefits, duty |
Economics and Commerce | tax, jobs, economy, small, businesses, wage, business, workers, taxes, minimum, economic, growth, wages, trade, job, class, unions, labor, manufacturing, code, income, middle, inflation, working, corporations |
Education | education, students, schools, student, school, teachers, college, loan, public, children, colleges, debt, teacher, educational, parents, loans, learning, higher, tuition, universities, educators, teaching, pre-k, vocational, charter |
Energy and Environment | energy, climate, clean, water, environment, change, environmental, renewable, oil, green, fossil, carbon, natural, gas, solar, emissions, air, wind, fuel, fuels, planet, pollution, sources, coal, lands |
Government Operations | elections, election, voting, spending, limits, voter, campaign, government, money, budget, term, democracy, finance, vote, politics, candidates, voters, integrity, political, pacs, corruption, influence, gerrymandering, politicians, debt |
Healthcare | healthcare, health, care, insurance, medicare, coverage, costs, affordable, prescription, obamacare, aca, premiums, pre-existing, medical, patients, medicaid, drug, cost, prices, single-payer, system, drugs, doctors, access, conditions |
Immigration | immigration, border, immigrants, illegal, citizenship, borders, undocumented, wall, daca, immigrant, legal, dreamers, sanctuary, visa, asylum, illegally, ice, pathway, amnesty, aliens, deportation, southern, country, secure, patrol |
International Affairs | israel, iran, foreign, peace, allies, nuclear, china, russia, sanctions, military, terrorism, east, international, diplomacy, korea, isis, israels, world, ukraine, security, war, terrorist, palestinians, threats, palestinian |
Social Welfare | social, housing, seniors, security, retirement, medicare, homelessness, homeless, senior, benefits, rent, older, homes, disabilities, solvency, retirees, affordable, renters, privatize, retire, units, beneficiaries, income, rental, nycha |
Transportation and Infrastructure | infrastructure, transportation, roads, transit, bridges, rail, highways, traffic, highway, projects, congestion, airports, crumbling, broadband, bus, bridge, freight, high-speed, airport, lanes, tunnel, repair, road, mta, commuters |
