I must also thank conference participants at MPSA, the editorial team at PRQ and, especially my co-author (and mentor) @cbwlezien.bsky.social for what has been a great and instructive first experience publishing an academic article!

We think it provides important lessons regarding when different forms of institutional division will either help or hider democratic policy responsiveness. Lots of additional details that scholars studying the link between public preferences and policy should find interesting are contained within!