Why states matter : an introduction to state politics
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Why states matter : an introduction to state politics
Rowman & Littlefield, c2017
2nd ed
- : cloth
Available at 1 libraries
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
When it comes to voting, taxes, environmental regulations, social services, education, criminal justice, political parties, property rights, gun control, marriage and a whole host of other modern American issues, the state in which a citizen resides makes a difference. That idea-that the political decisions made by those in state-level offices are of tremendous importance to the lives of people whose states they govern-is the fundamental concept explored in this book. Gary F. Moncrief and Peverill Squire introduce students to the very tangible and constantly evolving implications, limitations, and foundations of America's state political institutions, and accessibly explain the ways that the political powers of the states manifest themselves in the cultures, economies, and lives of everyday Americans, and always will.
Table of Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
Chapter 1: Making a Case for the States
Chapter 2: States and the Federal System
Chapter 3: The Policymaking Environment in the States
Chapter 4: The Policymaking Capacity of State Governments
Chapter 5: Public Policy and the States in a Changing Federal System
Chapter 6: Elections and Political Parties
Chapter 7: State Fiscal Systems
Chapter 8: Why States Matter Now
Index
About the Authors
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