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Politics, by its nature, is a contentious arena. Suburbia, on the other hand, has long presented the image of a relatively serene, harmonious, and homogenous social context. Until recently little attention has been paid to whatever might be the...

By state law, graduates of public colleges and universities in Georgia must demonstrate proficiency with both the U.S. and Georgia constitutions. This widely used textbook helps students to satisfy that requirement, either in courses or by examination...

State legislators have often been in the shadow of their national counterparts, but they drive the processes of democracy. Rosenthal brings together a lifetime of research and experience on state legislative politics into one eminently readable volume a...

The controversial new thesis of Faces of Inequality is that a state's racial and ethnic composition, more than any other factor, directs its political processes and policies. Social diversity is therefore central to any understanding of state political...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313229770Author Katherine RansoneFormat HardbackPage Count 197Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Vermeer's competently edited volume fills a void in the literature by focusing on mass media in congressional elections. . . . The project is well executed. The quality of the articles varies, but overall this edited collection is important because it...

This work may prove a starting point for a broader discussion concerning polyarchies that will lead to additional substantial contributions in this very important area of scholarship. This succinct and easily readable volume is recommende for general...

This illustrated collection of essays examines the controversy surrounding the use and display of Confederate symbols in the modern South. Prominent scholars from many disciplines explore the battle between pro-Confederate-symbol forces (traditionalists)...

Explains the dynamics of federalism in today's policymaking processThe checks and balances built into the U.S. Constitution are designed to decentralize and thus limit the powers of government. This system works both horizontally - among the executive,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791466131Author Robert F. WilliamsFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

The third of four volumes comprising a biographical dictionary of state house speakers from 1911 to 1994, this book covers speakers from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South...

The first of four volumes comprising a biographical dictionary of state house speakers from 1911 to 1994, this book covers speakers from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and...

State governors have always played a key role in American politics, as the careers of Presidents Clinton, Reagan, and Carter (all former governors) illustrate. This is particularly the case in the aftermath of Reaganomics, and as many government...

Unlike other works in the field, Intergovernmental Relations and Public Policy deals with all levels of intergovernmental relations in the United States. Following an introductory section on the intergovernmental setting of public-policy, the book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the Authorns /f Constance /i B. /r ed.Book InformationISBN 9780313233364Author Constance K. BurnsFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780313226052Author Leonard I. RuchelmanFormat HardbackPage Count 371Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

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The United States federal government is the oldest in existence and stands as the chief democratic model in the world. However, the exact workings of the various levels of the United States government are a mystery to many. Because the basis for each...

In recent years, interest in religion and politics at the national level has surged while extensive activity at the state level has gone largely unnoticed. Yet, with state government budgets increasing exponentially over the past three decades, churches...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781970030075Author Adam ChamberlainFormat PaperbackPage Count 100Imprint Athenaeum Press at Coastal Carolina UniversityPublisher Athenaeum Press at Coastal...

Over the years, America's national elections have become focused almost exclusively on Democrats and Republicans; other parties exist but rarely rise to prominence. Elections at the state level, on the other hand, offer a livelier history, with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737251309Author James PurvisFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Plainwords PressPublisher Plainwords PressWeight(grams) 145g

In deciding the abortion and physician assisted suicide cases, a majority of the Justices of the United States Supreme Court drew on medical knowledge to inform their opinions while dismissing the distinctively different knowledge offered by patients...

A concise and provocative introduction to state legislative politics, State Legislatures Today is designed as a supplement for state and local government courses and upper level courses on legislative politics. The book examines state legislatures and...

Election campaigns in small and mid-sized electoral districts have been run from the grass roots from the beginning of the republic. Yard signs, door-to-door canvassing, and soap-box oratory have characterized state and local elections for years, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789357972352Author Lincoln SteffensFormat PaperbackPage Count 136Imprint Alpha EditionPublisher Alpha EditionWeight(grams) 209g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781467143844Author James E. LessengerFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Arcadia PublishingPublisher Arcadia Publishing

Alternately lauded as a democratic success story and decried as a flawed democracy, Indonesia deserves serious consideration by anyone concerned with the global state of democracy. Yet, more than ten years after the collapse of the authoritarian Suharto...

A concise and provocative introduction to state legislative politics, State Legislatures Today is designed as a supplement for state and local government courses and upper level courses on legislative politics. The book examines state legislatures and...

A case study of the George M. Leader administration in Pennsylvania, 1955-1959-with particular reference to the administrative rather than the political changes that took place during that period-this book is a valuable addition to the literature on...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781540200501Author Jeff ThomasFormat HardbackPage Count 274Imprint History Press Library EditionsPublisher History Press Library EditionsWeight(grams) 535g

Arizona has become a swing state in recent national elections, the source of controversial policies and policy proposals, and the home of well-known political personalities. In this new edition of Arizona Politics and Government, David R. Berman examines...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781899694884Author Malcolm MacKayFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Brick Tower PressPublisher Brick Tower PressWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942956488Author Terri B DavisFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Lamar University PressPublisher Lamar University PressWeight(grams) 299g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789655505726Author Omer EinavFormat PaperbackPage Count 308Imprint ContentonowPublisher ContentonowWeight(grams) 413gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 16mm

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In November 1960, the Democratic party dominated Texas. The newly elected vice president, Lyndon Johnson, was a Texan. Democrats held all thirty statewide elective positions. The state legislature had 181 Democrats and no Republicans or anyone else. Then...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781942016045Author Jeff Douglas MesserFormat PaperbackImprint Pisgah Press LLCPublisher Pisgah Press LLCWeight(grams) 286g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250079084Author Mary Beth RogersFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint St. Martin's PressPublisher St. Martin's PressWeight(grams) 408g

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