Tennessee Government and Politics : Democracy in the Volunteer State

by Vile, John R.; Byrnes, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780826513182
• ISBN10: 0826513182
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Vanderbilt Univ Pr

Summary

Tennessee Government and Politicsoffers a timely and comprehensive new survey of the state's political evolution. With its concise historical analysis, up-to-date presentation of contemporary issues, and appended state constitution,Tennessee Government and Politicswill serve as a primary text for any course on Tennessee government and as a supplemental text for broader courses in state and local government or southern politics.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Foundations
Tennessee's Postbellum Political History: Voting Patterns and Party Identification	p. 1
The Tennessee Constitution	p. 7
Institutions
The Institutionalization of the Tennessee Legislature, 1968-1997	p. 25
The Governorship	p. 41
The Changing Court System	p. 55
Local Government and Politics	p. 76
Politics
Turnout and Partisanship in Tennessee Elections	p. 92
Women in Tennessee Politics	p. 106
African Americans in Tennessee: The Case of Memphis	p. 115
Speaking for Tennessee in Washington	p. 128
Trends in Public Opinion, 1989-1996	p. 139
Policies
Education in the Volunteer State	p. 151
The Tennessee Prison System: A Study of Evolving Public Policy in State Corrections	p. 167
Finances of Tennessee State Government	p. 182
State Policy, Global Economy: The Political Economy of Foreign Investment in Tennessee	p. 202
Constitution of the State of Tennessee	p. 217
Notes	p. 250
Selected Bibliography	p. 283
Contributors	p. 287
Index	p. 291
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