MajorCode

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MAJORCODE: First of three digits in the coding scheme

The first four codes constitute the primary categories of analysis. They classify planks according to whether they promote
FREEDOM, ORDER, EQUALITY, or PUBLIC GOODS.

The second set of four codes are secondary categories with fewer implications for domestic politics, especially foreign policy, and figure less prominently in the book's analysis.

MAJOR CODES	Count	Percent	Topic

PRIMARY
1 Freedom	439	16.1	minimize government; promote citizens' freedom
2 Order	374	13.7	use government to promote order in society
3 Equality	260	9.6	use government to enforce equality in society
4 Public Goods	871	32	use government to provide public goods, services

SECONDARY
5 Government	244	9	address structure and procedures
6 Military	114	4.2	mostly concerned with funding
7 Foreign Policy	402	14.8	references to other countries
8 Symbolic	18	0.7	some early planks expressed sentiments
Total	2722	100

RETURN to Republican planks start MAJORCODE: First of three digits in the coding scheme The first four codes constitute the primary categories of analysis. They classify planks according to whether they promote FREEDOM, ORDER, EQUALITY, or PUBLIC GOODS.

MAJORCODE: First of three digits in the coding scheme

The second set of four codes are secondary categories with fewer implications for domestic politics, especially foreign policy, and figure less prominently in the book's analysis.

RETURN to Republican planks start

MAJORCODE: First of three digits in the coding scheme

The first four codes constitute the primary categories of analysis. They classify planks according to whether they promote
FREEDOM, ORDER, EQUALITY, or PUBLIC GOODS.