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State Legislatures Today
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Author : Peverill Squire
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2015-03-26
State Legislatures Today written by Peverill Squire and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-26 with Political Science categories.
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 state lawmakers, putting them in historical context, showing how they have evolved over the years, and differentiating them from Congress. It covers state legislative elections (including the impact of redistricting, candidate recruitment, etc.), the changing job description of state legislators, legislatures as organizations, the process by which legislation gets produced, and the influences upon legislators. Many things have happened in the five years since the popular first edition. Significant developments addressed in the new edition include: 1. The rise of the Tea Party Movement, which has contributed to the stalemate in Congress and greatly influenced legislative politics in many states. Indeed, the Tea Party’s greatest impact has been in state capitals, not in Washington, DC. 2. A marked increase in one-party government, resulting in greatest number of states with one-party government in at least fifty years. One-party government, of course, allows for dramatic policy shifts. Thus, governors and state legislatures have been able to make significant policy decisions while Congress and the President have been gridlocked. 3. A dramatic increase in the use of recall elections (Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin) and referenda to challenge legislative policy decisions (Idaho, South Dakota, Ohio, and Washington), signaling a growing frustration with legislative policies in some states. Recall elections and referenda only occur at the state level. 4. Changes in term limits and budgeting laws in California directly affecting the work of the legislature in the largest state in the Union. 5. Highly visible state legislative policies on hot-button issues such as gun control, taxation, public employee benefits, teachers’ unions, taxation, abortion, immigration and education reform. The conflicts generated by these debates have produced incidents that captured national attention, perhaps most notably when Democrats in the Wisconsin Senate fled to Illinois to break quorum and prevent the Republicans from passing a measure limiting public unions in the state. 6. Efforts to profoundly alter the structure of some state legislatures, such as a measure to substantially reduce the number of legislative seats in Pennsylvania and a proposed initiative to radically increase the number of seats in California. 7. The culmination of a redistricting cycle in 2012 which alters the nature of many legislative districts and the course of politics and policy over the next decade. 8. A rare and historic “wave election” in 2010 that saw the Republican Party gain more than 700 seats in state legislatures.
State Legislatures In American Politics
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Author : American Assembly
language : en
Publisher: The American Assembly
Release Date : 1966
State Legislatures In American Politics written by American Assembly and has been published by The American Assembly this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with Legislative bodies categories.
Selected Bibliography On State Legislatures
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Author : Citizens Conference on State Legislatures
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Selected Bibliography On State Legislatures written by Citizens Conference on State Legislatures and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Legislative bodies categories.
Ncsl Directory Of State Legislative Leaders
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Author : National Conference of State Legislatures
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985-01-01
Ncsl Directory Of State Legislative Leaders written by National Conference of State Legislatures and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-01-01 with categories.
101 Chambers
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Author : Peverill Squire
language : en
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Release Date : 2005
101 Chambers written by Peverill Squire and has been published by Ohio State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Political Science categories.
"The book compares and contrasts Congress and the state legislatures on histories, fundamental structures, institutional and organizational characteristics, and members. By highlighting the vast array of organizational schemes and behavioral patterns evidenced in state legislatures, the authors demonstrate that the potential for the study of American legislatures, as opposed to the separate efforts of Congressional and state legislative scholars, is to great to leave unexplored."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
State Legislatures Today
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Author : Peverill Squire
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2019-07-19
State Legislatures Today written by Peverill Squire and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-19 with Political Science categories.
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.
State Legislatures An Evaluation Of Their Effectiveness
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Author : Citizens Conference on State Legislatures
language : en
Publisher: New York : Praeger
Release Date : 1971
State Legislatures An Evaluation Of Their Effectiveness written by Citizens Conference on State Legislatures and has been published by New York : Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Legislative bodies categories.
Representation In State Legislatures
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Author : Malcolm E. Jewell
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
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Representation In State Legislatures written by Malcolm E. Jewell and has been published by University Press of Kentucky this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Political Science categories.
Every two years American voters turn out to elect several thousand representatives to state legislatures. Only now in Representation in State Legislatures do we have a detailed examination of how these officials perceive their jobs and how they attempt to do them. To provide answers to these questions, Malcolm E. Jewell conducted intensive interviews with 220 members of houses of representatives in nine selected states. He asked each legislator how he kept in touch with his constituents, how he resolved matters of policy, how he sought government resources for his district, and what services he provided for individual constituents. State legislatures differ greatly, and they are not institutionalized to the same degree as the national congress. It is difficult, therefore, to generalize on such effects as partisanship. Likewise it appears that past explanatory models do not adequately describe the complex relationships seen by most legislators in their work. The state legislature is changing. It is becoming more institutionalized. It is becoming more stable as fewer members retire and more are reelected. The trend is toward longer sessions, increased staff, and more activity. With this trend the legislator is becoming more visible; he can deal with lawmaking while having greater opportunities to provide services and to gain publicity for them. As the move, begun by the Reagan administration, to put more responsibility for programs on the states continues, the state legislatures will assume a place of greater importance in the governing of the United States. This pioneering study of representation will thereby gain significance both for the understanding it imparts and for the new questions it raises.
State Legislatures In American Politics
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Author : American Assembly
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
State Legislatures In American Politics written by American Assembly and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Legislative bodies categories.
The State Legislature Politics And Practice
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Author : Malcolm E. Jewell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
The State Legislature Politics And Practice written by Malcolm E. Jewell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Legislative bodies categories.