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Preface | p. viii |
State and Local Politics | p. 1 |
Who Has the Power? | p. 2 |
The Stakes in the Political Struggle | p. 4 |
The Changing Face of American Politics: The Growing Diversity of State Populations | p. 8 |
Participation Patterns in Small and Medium-Sized Cities | p. 8 |
History Makers: De Witt Clinton | p. 11 |
Challenges for State and Local Governments | p. 12 |
Summary | p. 14 |
Further Reading | p. 14 |
Key Terms | p. 14 |
American Federalism | p. 15 |
Defining Federalism | p. 17 |
The Constitutional Structure of American Federalism | p. 21 |
The Changing Face of American Politics: Immigrants and Federal, State, and Local Responses | p. 22 |
The Role of the Federal Courts: Umpires of Federalism | p. 29 |
How Other Nations Govern: Different Visions of Federalism | p. 30 |
Regulatory Federalism: Grants, Mandates, and New Techniques of Control | p. 34 |
History Makers: Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist | p. 35 |
The Politics of Federalism | p. 38 |
The Future of Federalism | p. 40 |
Summary | p. 41 |
Further Reading | p. 42 |
Key Terms | p. 42 |
State Constitutions | p. 43 |
The Roots of State Constitutions | p. 44 |
Amending State Constitutions | p. 48 |
The Changing Face of American Politics: Affirmative Action in the 2006 Congressional Elections | p. 49 |
History Makers: John Adams | p. 52 |
The Politics of Constitutional Revision | p. 53 |
The Future for State Constitutions | p. 56 |
Summary | p. 57 |
Further Reading | p. 57 |
Key Terms | p. 58 |
Parties and Elections in the States | p. 59 |
Electoral Politics in the States and Localities | p. 60 |
The Changing Face of American Politics: A Demographic Profile of Local Government Officials | p. 61 |
The Role of Political Parties | p. 62 |
Party Balance and Imbalance | p. 71 |
Elections at the State and Local Levels | p. 72 |
The Future of Grassroots Democracy | p. 77 |
History Makers: Hiram Johnson and Direct Legislation | p. 78 |
Summary | p. 79 |
Further Reading | p. 80 |
Key Terms | p. 80 |
State Legislatures | p. 81 |
The Legislative Branch | p. 82 |
The Changing Face of American Politics: Women in the Statehouse | p. 87 |
History Makers: Jesse Unruh | p. 90 |
Modernization and Reform | p. 95 |
The Politics of Drawing Legislative District Lines | p. 97 |
Direct Legislation: Policy Making by the People? | p. 100 |
The Debate Over Direct Democracy | p. 103 |
Summary | p. 105 |
Further Reading | p. 106 |
Key Terms | p. 107 |
State Governors | p. 108 |
Rising Expectations for Governors | p. 109 |
Becoming and Remaining Governor | p. 109 |
The Changing Face of American Politics: Women Governors | p. 110 |
A Governor's Formal Powers | p. 113 |
Managing the State | p. 122 |
Other Statewide Elected Officials | p. 124 |
History Makers: George Wallace | p. 127 |
The Rewards of Being a Governor | p. 128 |
Summary | p. 128 |
Further Reading | p. 129 |
Key Terms | p. 130 |
Judges and Justice in the States | p. 131 |
The Structure of State Courts | p. 132 |
History Makers: Judith S. Kaye | p. 134 |
How Judges Are Chosen | p. 135 |
The Changing Face of American Politics: Women and Minorities on State Supreme Courts | p. 139 |
The Judicial Reform Movement | p. 141 |
The Justice System | p. 142 |
Courts in Crisis | p. 148 |
Summary | p. 148 |
Further Reading | p. 149 |
Key Terms | p. 150 |
Local Governments and Metropolitics | p. 151 |
The Nature of State and Local Relations | p. 152 |
Counties in the United States | p. 153 |
Towns and Suburbs | p. 156 |
City Government Today | p. 158 |
The Changing Face of American Politics: City Councils Are Becoming More Diverse | p. 162 |
The Role of the Mayor | p. 163 |
History Makers: Harold Washington | p. 164 |
Who Influences Local Policy Making? | p. 165 |
The Central City and Its Politics | p. 166 |
Meeting the Challenges of Growth and Economic Development | p. 168 |
The Politics of Metropolitan Reorganization | p. 172 |
Summary | p. 173 |
Further Reading | p. 174 |
Key Terms | p. 175 |
Making State and Local Policy | p. 176 |
Public Education | p. 176 |
The Changing Face of American Politics: Teachers in the Classroom | p. 179 |
Higher Education | p. 184 |
Social Services | p. 185 |
History Makers: Jane Addams | p. 187 |
Law Enforcement | p. 191 |
Planning the Urban Community | p. 192 |
Regulation | p. 197 |
The Importance of State and Local Policy | p. 200 |
Summary | p. 200 |
Further Reading | p. 202 |
Key Terms | p. 202 |
Staffing and Financing State and Local Governments | p. 203 |
The Role of Public Employees | p. 204 |
The Changing Face of American Politics: The State and Local Workforce | p. 205 |
Paying for State and Local Government | p. 208 |
History Makers: Robert Moses | p. 215 |
Intergovernmental Competition | p. 219 |
Assessing State and Local Performance | p. 220 |
Summary | p. 221 |
Further Reading | p. 222 |
Key Terms | p. 222 |
Glossary | p. 223 |
Notes | p. 227 |
Index | p. 251 |
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