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| Acknowledgements |
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| Supplements |
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The Importance of State and Local Politics |
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2 | (1) |
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Learning About Local Politics and Government |
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3 | (1) |
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4 | (5) |
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5 | (2) |
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Representative Versus Participatory Democracy |
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7 | (1) |
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Institutional Structures and Political Processes |
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8 | (1) |
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Political and Governmental Outcomes |
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8 | (1) |
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The Effect of Recent Changes on State and Local Government |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (1) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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PART 2 Institutions of Government |
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Constitutions and Charters: The Foundations of State and Local Government |
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The Beginnings of State and Local Governments in the United States |
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17 | (2) |
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Constitutions and Charters: The Ballpark of Politics |
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19 | (1) |
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Finding a Model State Constitution |
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20 | (5) |
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City (Municipal) Charters |
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25 | (3) |
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Forms of Local Government |
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28 | (2) |
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30 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (1) |
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Web Sites For Further Research |
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32 | (1) |
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32 | (2) |
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Struggles in State Legislatures and City Councils |
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Serving in the City Council or State Legislature |
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35 | (1) |
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Struggling for Power and Influence in Legislative Bodies |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (3) |
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39 | (2) |
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Reflecting Constituents and their Wishes |
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39 | (1) |
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39 | (2) |
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41 | (3) |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (1) |
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Organizing and Operating a Legislative Body |
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44 | (3) |
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47 | (5) |
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Committees as the Fountain and Deathtrap of Legislation |
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52 | (2) |
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53 | (1) |
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53 | (1) |
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54 | (1) |
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The Power of Redistricting |
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54 | (1) |
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55 | (3) |
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58 | (5) |
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58 | (1) |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (3) |
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The Lawmakers' Struggle to Decide |
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63 | (3) |
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Making Decisions is Not Simple |
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64 | (1) |
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Ethics in Legislative Decision-Making |
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64 | (2) |
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``How're We Doin'?'' In Our Legislative Bodies |
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66 | (3) |
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67 | (1) |
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Good and Bad Legislative Bodies |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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70 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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71 | (1) |
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Web Sites for Further Research |
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72 | (1) |
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72 | (1) |
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Executive Power in State and Local Government |
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73 | (31) |
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State and Local Chief Executive Struggle for Power |
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75 | (1) |
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Powers of Governors and Mayors as Chief Executives |
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75 | (4) |
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Formal and Informal Powers |
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76 | (1) |
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The Skillful Use of Power |
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76 | (3) |
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The Roles of a Chief Executive |
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79 | (5) |
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79 | (1) |
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79 | (3) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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The History of State and Local Executive Power |
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84 | (2) |
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84 | (2) |
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Reforms in Executive Power |
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86 | (1) |
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The State Executive Branch |
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86 | (4) |
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86 | (1) |
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The Governor's Office and Staff |
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87 | (3) |
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Executive Officials in City and County Government |
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90 | (3) |
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Elected Officials in Large Cities and Counties |
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90 | (1) |
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Executive Staff in Cities and Counties |
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91 | (2) |
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Mayors, Councils, and City Managers |
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93 | (3) |
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96 | (4) |
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Bureaucratic Politics and Policy-making |
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98 | (1) |
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Practical Guidance for New Agency Heads |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (1) |
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101 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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Web Sites For Further Research |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (30) |
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Structure of the Judicial Branch |
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105 | (4) |
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107 | (1) |
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Intermediate Appellate Courts |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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People in the Criminal Justice System |
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109 | (9) |
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110 | (1) |
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110 | (5) |
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Defense Attorneys and Defendants |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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Convicted Criminals and Correctional Populations |
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117 | (1) |
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Processes of the Criminal Justice System |
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118 | (9) |
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Charges, Pleading, and Plea Bargains |
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118 | (2) |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (2) |
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Incarceration and Release |
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123 | (4) |
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Outcomes of the Criminal Justice System |
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127 | (2) |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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128 | (1) |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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Web Sites for Further Research |
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133 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations: Playing Tug of War |
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134 | (26) |
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Historical Background of Federalism |
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137 | (2) |
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State and Local Government Relations with the Federal Government |
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139 | (6) |
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Relations with the Federal Judicial Branch |
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139 | (3) |
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Relations with the Federal Legislative Branch |
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142 | (1) |
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Relations with the Federal Executive Branch |
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143 | (2) |
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The Interplay among Congress, State and Local Governments, and Federal Agencies |
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145 | (4) |
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Political Safeguards and State and Local Government Action |
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146 | (1) |
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Intergovernmental Lobbying |
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147 | (2) |
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The Tug of War among States---Horizontal Federalism |
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149 | (5) |
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The Interplay between States and Local Governments |
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154 | (1) |
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The Power of States and Cities Today: Stronger in the Tug of War? |
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154 | (2) |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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158 | (1) |
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Web Sites for Further Research |
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159 | (1) |
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159 | (1) |
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PART 3 Elections and Citizen Participation |
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160 | (26) |
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161 | (2) |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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A Look at Three Campaigns |
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163 | (2) |
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163 | (1) |
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Nowlan for State Legislator |
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164 | (1) |
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O'Shaughnessy Runs with a Local Team |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (1) |
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Developing a Campaign Strategy |
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168 | (1) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (5) |
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Publicity and Press Conferences |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (3) |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (8) |
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175 | (1) |
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Absentee and Early Voting |
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176 | (2) |
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178 | (4) |
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New Methods, Old Dynamics |
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182 | (1) |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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184 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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Web Sites for Further Research |
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185 | (1) |
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185 | (1) |
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Citizen Participation in State and Local Government |
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186 | (30) |
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187 | (2) |
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187 | (1) |
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Party Power and Influence |
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188 | (1) |
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Lobbyists and Organized Groups |
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189 | (12) |
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How to Lobby the Legislature |
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195 | (3) |
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198 | (2) |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (4) |
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201 | (2) |
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203 | (2) |
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205 | (3) |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (3) |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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Web Sites for Further Research |
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215 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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PART 4 Policies and Problems |
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Follow the Money: The Politics of State and Local Budgeting |
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216 | (31) |
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Budgets as Allocations of our Values and Needs |
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219 | (2) |
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221 | (3) |
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224 | (8) |
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The Big Three Taxes: Income, Property, and Sales |
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225 | (6) |
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Lotteries, Gambling, and Sin Taxes |
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231 | (1) |
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One-Time Revenue Sources and Borrowing |
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232 | (1) |
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232 | (1) |
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The Regressive vs. Progressive Debate |
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232 | (1) |
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233 | (4) |
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Public Budgeting: A Primer |
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234 | (1) |
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The Office of Management and Budget |
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235 | (2) |
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237 | (1) |
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The Politics of Shift and Shaft |
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238 | (2) |
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The Political Dynamics of Budgeting |
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240 | (3) |
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243 | (1) |
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243 | (1) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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245 | (1) |
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Web Sites For Further Research |
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246 | (1) |
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246 | (1) |
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Metropolitanization and Globalization |
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247 | (30) |
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Governing Metropolitan Regions |
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249 | (7) |
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250 | (2) |
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252 | (1) |
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253 | (3) |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (9) |
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Economic Development in a Global Economy |
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260 | (2) |
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Local Responses to Globalization |
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262 | (2) |
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A New Metropolitan Agenda |
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264 | (1) |
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Laboratories of Innovation |
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264 | (1) |
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Our Neighbors: Canada and Mexico |
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265 | (7) |
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268 | (2) |
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270 | (2) |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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Web Sites For Further Research |
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276 | (1) |
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276 | (1) |
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Issues of the SchoolHouse and Campus |
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277 | (25) |
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The Historical Development of American Public Education |
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278 | (2) |
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280 | (4) |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (1) |
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283 | (1) |
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The Federal Role in Education |
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284 | (4) |
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Early Federal Involvement |
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285 | (1) |
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285 | (3) |
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Who Pays for Public Education? |
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288 | (4) |
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292 | (1) |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (6) |
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293 | (1) |
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294 | (5) |
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299 | (1) |
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299 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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300 | (1) |
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301 | (1) |
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301 | (1) |
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301 | (1) |
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PART 5 Democracy and Ethics |
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Democracy and Ethics At the Grassroots |
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302 | (13) |
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Maintaing a Representative Democracy |
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303 | (6) |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (1) |
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Community Groups and Activists |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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309 | (2) |
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311 | (3) |
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314 | (1) |
| Notes |
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315 | (20) |
| Glossary |
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335 | (8) |
| Credits |
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343 | (3) |
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