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ISBN 10: 1544325428

ISBN 13: 978-1544325422

Author: Kevin B. Smith, Alan H. Greenblatt

Table of contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction to State and Local Government: They Tax Dogs in West Virginia, Don't They?

• The Impact of State and Local Politics on Daily Life

• The Comparative Method in Practice: Yes, They Really Do Tax Dogs in West Virginia

• Recognizing the Stakes

• Conclusion

• Top Ten Takeaways

• Key Concepts

• Suggested Websites

Chapter 2: Federalism: The Power Plan

• Systems of Power

• Why Federalism? The Origins of the Federal System in the United States

• The Advantages and Disadvantages of Federalism

• The Constitutional Basis of Federalism

• The Development of Federalism

• The Supreme Court: The Umpire of Federalism

• Conclusion

• Top Ten Takeaways

• Key Concepts

• Suggested Websites

Chapter 3: Constitutions: Operating Instructions

• What State Constitutions Do: It's Probably Different from What You Think

• The Evolution of State Constitutions

• The First Generation of State Constitutions

• Formal Constitutional Changes

• Informal Methods for Changing Constitutions

• Why State Constitutions Vary

• How State Constitutions Differ

• Constitutions for Local Government?

• Conclusion

• Top Ten Takeaways

• Key Concepts

• Suggested Websites

Chapter 4: Finance: Filling the Till and Paying the Bills

• Show Me the Money: Where State Tax Revenues Come From

• Show Me the Money: Income from Fees, Charges, and Uncle Sam

• Taxing Variations among State and Local Governments

• The Budget Process

• Conclusion

• Top Ten Takeaways

• Key Concepts

• Suggested Websites

Chapter 5: Political Attitudes and Participation: Venting and Voting

• Voting Rights Disputes

• Elections

• What Elections Are Used For

• Public Opinion

• Conclusion

• Top Ten Takeaways

• Key Concepts

• Suggested Websites

Chapter 6: Parties and Interest Groups: Elephants, Donkeys, and Cash Cows

• A Primer on Political Parties

• Party Competition: Why Some States Are More Competitive Than Others

• Third Parties and Independents

• Interest Groups and Lobbies

• Conclusion

• Top Ten Takeaways

• Key Concepts

• Suggested Websites

Chapter 7: Legislatures: The Art of Herding Cats

• The Job of Legislatures

• Organization and Operation of Legislatures

• State Legislators

• The Citizens' Whipping Boy: Legislators and Public Opinion

• Conclusion

• Top Ten Takeaways

• Key Concepts

• Suggested Websites

Chapter 8: Governors and Executives: There Is No Such Thing as Absolute Power

• The Job of Governor

• The Powers of Governors

• Becoming Governor and Staying Governor

• Other Executive Offices

• Conclusion

• Top Ten Takeaways

• Key Concepts

• Suggested Websites

Chapter 9: Courts: Turning Law into Politics

• The Role and Structure of State Courts

• Selecting Judges

• Prosecution and Defense of Cases in State Courts

• How Courts Are Changing

• Conclusion

• Top Ten Takeaways

• Key Concepts

• Suggested Websites

Chapter 10: Bureaucracy: What Nobody Wants but Everybody Needs

• What Is Bureaucracy?

• What Does Bureaucracy Do?

• What Is "Enough" Bureaucracy?

• Measuring Bureaucratic Effectiveness: It Does a Better Job Than You Think

• State Bureaucracy: From Patronage to Professionalism

• Politics and the Merit System

• If Not Merit . . . Then What?

• Conclusion

• Top Ten Takeaways

• Key Concepts

• Suggested Websites

Chapter 11: Local Government: Function Follows Form

• The Many Faces of Local Government

• The Organization and Responsibilities of Local Governments

• Municipalities

• Working within Limits: The Powers and Constraints of Local Government

• Participation in Local Government

• Conclusion

• Top Ten Takeaways

• Key Concepts

• Suggested Websites

Chapter 12: Metropolitics: The Hole Problem of Government

• The Missing Level of Government

• Sprawl: How Metropolitan Regions Grow

• The Cons of Metropolitan Growth

• Government Reform in Metropolitan Areas

• The Case against Reform: Public Choice and the Tiebout Model

• Rural Metropolitics

• Conclusion

• Top Ten Takeaways

• Key Concepts

• Suggested Websites

Chapter 13: Education: Reading, Writing, and Regulation

• Organization and Leadership: Schools Have Many Bosses

• Money Matters

• The Pressure to Perform

• Many Brands on the School Reform Shelf

• Choosing Wisely: Alternatives to Public Schools

• Can't Tell the Players without a Program: Groups That Influence Public Education

• Conclusion

• Top Ten Takeaways

• Key Concepts

• Suggested Websites

Chapter 14: Crime and Punishment

• Private Wrongs, Public Justice

• Principle versus Practice in Common Law

• Prison Nation

• Mass Arrests and Incarceration

• Conclusion

• Top Ten Takeaways

• Key Concepts

• Suggested Websites

Chapter 15: Health and Welfare: State, Heal Thyself!

• Government's Role in Health

• How Government Got into the Health Care Biz

• The Devolution Revolution

• The Rise of the Health Care State

• Issues to Watch

• What Is Good Health Anyway?

• Conclusion

• Top Ten Takeaways

• Key Concepts

• Suggested Websites

Chapter 16: Environment and Climate Change: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally

• Environmental Conflict between Washington and the States

• The Partisan Divide on Climate

• States Get Serious about the Environment

• Issues to Watch

• Adaptation

• Conclusion

• Top Ten Takeaways

• Key Concepts

• Suggested Websites

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