The Sagebrush State

by Bowers, Michael W.

• ISBN13: 9780874175165
• ISBN10: 087417516X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Univ of Nevada Pr

Summary

The second edition of this informative overview of historic and contemporary politics in the Battle Born state is now expanded and updated through 2001.

Since its publication in 1996, The Sagebrush State has served as the text for the Nevada Constitution component required for graduation from all Nevada colleges and universities. The second edition of this authoritative work is updated through 2001 to include recent changes in the Nevada Supreme Court, term limits, legislative oversight of the executive branch, and limited legislative sessions.

The full text of the state constitution is provided for reference in an appendix and includes extensive annotations that note and explain amendments and other changes made to the original 1864 document.

Author Biography

Michael W. Bowers is professor of political science and public law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Table of Contents

List of Tables	ix
Preface to the Second Edition	xi
Preface	xiii
Nevada: Origins and Early History	1	(14)
Nevada Territory and Statehood	15	(13)
Civil Rights and Liberties in Nevada	28	(16)
Political Parties and Elections	44	(13)
Interest Groups and Lobbying	57	(7)
The Nevada Legislature	64	(12)
The Nevada Executive	76	(13)
The Nevada Judiciary	89	(13)
City and County Governments	102	(4)
State and Local Finance	106	(12)
Nevada: Past, Present, and Future	118	(17)
Appendix: The Constitution of the State of Nevada	135	(84)
Notes	219	(8)
Selected Bibliography	227	(4)
Index	231