Politics in States and Communities

by Dye, Thomas R.

• ISBN13: 9780130206800
• ISBN10: 0130206806
• Edition: 10th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Summary

For courses in State, Local, and State and Local Government and Urban Politics.This best selling text explores political conflict in American states and communities. It compares the public policy and government management strategies of state and local governments with a focus on the sources and nature of conflict. The book's coverage demonstrates using a clear, accessible approach how American states and communities play an important role in the political life of the nation.

Table of Contents

Preface	xv
Politics in States and Communities	1	(24)
A Political Approach to States and Communities	2	(1)
The Comparative Study to States and Communities	2	(5)
Race and Ethnicity	7	(3)
The Politics of Immigration	10	(2)
Liberalism and Conservatism in the States	12	(3)
Policy Responsibilities of States and Communities	15	(3)
``States,'' ``Districts,'' and ``Territories''	18	(7)
Democracy and Constitutionalism in the States	25	(28)
Constitutional Government in the States	26	(3)
State Constitutions: An Overview	29	(5)
Constitutional Change in the States	34	(4)
Democracy in the States	38	(2)
Direct versus Representative Democracy	40	(3)
The Politics of State Initiatives	43	(10)
States, Communities, and American Federalism	53	(35)
What Is Federalism?	54	(1)
Why Federalism?	54	(2)
Federalism's Faults	56	(2)
The Structure of American Federalism	58	(6)
Battles in the States over Constitutional Amendments	64	(2)
How Money Shifted Power to Washington	66	(7)
The Politics of Grants-in-Aid	73	(2)
Federalism: Variations on the Theme	75	(4)
Coercive Federalism: Preemptions and Mandates	79	(2)
Devolution: Can Federalism Be Revived?	81	(2)
Interstate Relations---Horizontal Federalism	83	(5)
Participation in State Politics	88	(36)
The Nature of Political Participation	89	(1)
Explaining Voter Turnout	89	(3)
Voting in the States	92	(5)
Securing the Right to Vote	97	(2)
Eighteen-Year-Old Voting	99	(1)
Minorities in State Politics	100	(4)
Women in State Politics	104	(1)
Young and Old in State Politics	105	(1)
Interest Groups in State Politics	106	(4)
Functions and Tactics of Interest Groups	110	(3)
Comparing Interest Group Power in the States	113	(4)
Protest as Political Participation	117	(7)
Parties and Campaigns in The States	124	(32)
American Political Parties in Disarray	125	(2)
Parties and Primaries	127	(5)
State Party Organizations and Activists	132	(4)
Republican and Democratic Party Fortunes in the States	136	(2)
Party Competition in the States	138	(3)
The Policy Effects of Party Competition	141	(2)
Professional Media Campagins	143	(4)
Money in State Politics	147	(9)
Legislators in State Politics	156	(43)
Functions of State Legislatures	157	(1)
The Making of a State Legislator	158	(3)
Minorities and Women in State Legislatures	161	(4)
Getting to the State Capitol	165	(2)
The Great Incumbency Machine	167	(1)
The Unpopularity of State Legislatures	168	(2)
Legislative Apportionment and Districting	170	(5)
Legislative Organization and Procedure	175	(4)
Legislative Committees	179	(3)
Legislative Institutionalization	182	(4)
Leadership and Role-Playing in Legislatures	186	(2)
Party Politics in State Legislatures	188	(3)
Are Legislators Responsible Policy Makers	191	(2)
Lobbying in State Legislatures	193	(6)
Governors in State Politics	199	(28)
The Many Roles of a Governor	200	(2)
The Making of a Governor	202	(2)
Gubernatorial Politics	204	(4)
Executive Power in State Government	208	(6)
The Governor's Legislative Powers	214	(3)
Divided Government: Governor versus the Legislature	217	(2)
Impeachments and Investigations	219	(1)
The Governor as Political Leader	220	(3)
Other Executive Offices	223	(4)
Bureaucratic Politics in States and Communities	227	(31)
Government and Bureaucracy	228	(1)
Sources of Bureaucratic Power	228	(2)
The Growth of Bureaucratic Power	230	(1)
State Bureaucracies	230	(4)
Bureaucracy, Democracy and Responsiveness	234	(6)
The Power of Public Employee Unions	240	(3)
Reform, Privatization, and ``Reinventing Government''	243	(5)
The Budgetary Process	248	(3)
The Politics of Budgeting	251	(7)
Courts, Crime, and Correctional Policy	258	(38)
Politics and the Judicial Process	259	(1)
The Lawyering of America	260	(2)
The New Judicial Federalism	262	(2)
The Structure of Court Systems	264	(2)
The Making of a Judge	266	(3)
Judicial Decision Making	269	(2)
Crime in the States	271	(3)
The War on Drugs	274	(4)
Federalism and Law Enforcement	278	(1)
Police Protection in the States	279	(1)
Police and Law Enforcement	280	(3)
The Politics of Prosecution	283	(2)
State Prisons and Correctional Policies	285	(4)
The Death Penalty	289	(7)
Community Political Systems	296	(29)
Communities as Settings for Politics	297	(2)
Eighty-Six Thousand Governments	299	(1)
County Governments: Rural and Urban	300	(8)
Cities as ``Municipal Corporations''	308	(3)
Forms of City Government	311	(4)
Types of Cities and Forms of Government	315	(2)
Nonpartisan Elections	317	(3)
At-Large and District Elections	320	(5)
Participation in Community Politics	325	(35)
Citizen Participation	326	(3)
Parties in Big-City Politics	329	(1)
Old-Style Machine Politics	330	(1)
Reformers and Do-Gooders	331	(7)
The Recruitment of City Council Members	338	(4)
Council Members: Responsible Policy Makers?	342	(2)
City Managers in Municipal Politics	344	(3)
Mayors in City Politics	347	(2)
Minorities and Women in Local Politics	349	(3)
Interest Groups in Community Politics	352	(8)
Metropolitics: Conflict in the Metropolis	360	(28)
The Metropolis: Setting for Conflict	361	(4)
Cities versus Suburbs	365	(5)
The Concentration of Social Problems in the Inner City	370	(2)
Suburban ``Sprawl''	372	(2)
The Case for Metropolitan Consolidation	374	(2)
The Case for ``Fragmented'' Government	376	(1)
Metropolitan Government as Marketplace	377	(1)
Metropolitan Government ``Solutions''	378	(3)
The Politics of Metropolitan Consolidation	381	(7)
Community Power and Land Use Control	388	(35)
Models of Community Power	389	(3)
Elitism in America Communities	392	(3)
Economic Power in Communities	395	(2)
Political Power in Communities	397	(3)
Planning and Zoning: Instruments of Government Control	400	(5)
Planning Practices	405	(1)
No-Growth Politics	406	(2)
Housing and Community Development Policy	408	(4)
Transportation Policy	412	(11)
Politics and Civil Rights	423	(33)
From Protest to Power	424	(1)
The Struggle Against Segregation	425	(2)
State Resistance to Desegregation	427	(2)
Busing and Racial Balancing in Schools	429	(2)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964	431	(3)
Affirmative Action Battles	434	(6)
Hispanic Power	440	(3)
Native Americans and Tribal Government	443	(3)
Americans with Disabilities	446	(1)
Gender Equality	447	(2)
Battles over Abortion	449	(7)
The Politics of Education	456	(32)
Goals in Educational Policy	457	(1)
Educational Performance Measurement	458	(2)
Educational Reform	460	(4)
``Reinventing'' Education	464	(3)
The Limited Federal Role in Education	467	(2)
Organizing Public Education in the States	469	(2)
Battles over School Finances	471	(2)
Governing Local Schools	473	(1)
The School District Superintendents	474	(1)
School Boards: Responsible Policy Makers?	475	(2)
The Politics of Higher Education	477	(4)
Reading, Writing, and Religion	481	(7)
The Politics of Poverty, Welfare, and Health	488	(18)
Poverty in America	489	(1)
Who Are the Poor?	490	(3)
Inequality in America	493	(1)
An Overview of Welfare Policy	494	(2)
Moving Toward Welfare Reform	496	(2)
Health Care Policy	498	(3)
Politics and Health Care Reform	501	(5)
The Politics of Financing and Taxation	506	(21)
An Overview of Government Finances	507	(1)
Types of Taxes and Tax Politics	507	(5)
Explaining State Tax Systems	512	(2)
Revolting Against Taxes	514	(2)
Explaining Tax Revolts	516	(1)
City Fiscal Stress and Cutback Management	517	(3)
When Ends Don't Meet: State and Local Debt	520	(2)
When a City Goes Bust	522	(5)
Photo Credits	527	(2)
Index	529