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ideologies and beliefs of a state's citi zens, especially with regard to simple, politically salient issues that are focus of highly visible legislative action. Accord ing to Norrander and Wilcox (1999, 708), the effect of public opinion is thought to be especially strong on morality policy. The debate over first principles and legal sanction of right and wrong increase issue salience and ease (Mooney 1999, 676, 675). Scholars have documented strong links be tween public opinion and state death pen alty and abortion policy, for instance (Nor rander and Wilcox 1999; Mooney and Lee 2000; Norrander 2000). Three studies of state laws on employment discrimination, same-sex marriage, and sodomy laws have found little
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