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The trusted and proven Governing States and Localities guides you through the contentious environment of state and local politics and focuses on the role that economic and budget pressures play on issues facing state and local governments. With their engaging journalistic writing and crisp storytelling, Kevin B. Smith and Alan Greenblatt employ a comparative approach to explain how and why states and localities are both similar and different. The Seventh Edition is thoroughly updated to account for such major developments as state vs. federal conflicts over immigration reform, school shootings, and gun control; the impact of the Donald Trump presidency on intergovernmental relations and issues of central interest to states and localities; and the lingering effects of the Great Recession.
Contents
Map of the United StatesTables, Figures, and MapsPrefaceAbout the AuthorsChapter 1. Introduction to State and Local Government: They Tax Dogs in West Virginia, Don't They?The Impact of State and Local Politics on Daily LifeThe Comparative Method in Practice: Yes, They Really Do Tax Dogs in West VirginiaRecognizing the StakesConclusionTop Ten TakeawaysKey ConceptsSuggested WebsitesChapter 2. Federalism: The Power PlanSystems of PowerWhy Federalism? The Origins of the Federal System in the United StatesThe Advantages and Disadvantages of FederalismThe Constitutional Basis of FederalismThe Development of FederalismThe Supreme Court: The Umpire of FederalismConclusionTop Ten TakeawaysKey ConceptsSuggested WebsitesChapter 3. Constitutions: Operating InstructionsWhat State Constitutions Do: It's Probably Different from What You ThinkThe Evolution of State ConstitutionsThe First Generation of State ConstitutionsFormal Constitutional ChangesInformal Methods for Changing ConstitutionsWhy State Constitutions VaryHow State Constitutions DifferConstitutions for Local Government?ConclusionTop Ten TakeawaysKey ConceptsSuggested WebsitesChapter 4. Finance: Filling the Till and Paying the BillsShow Me the Money: Where State Tax Revenues Come FromShow Me the Money: Income from Fees, Charges, and Uncle SamTaxing Variations among State and Local GovernmentsThe Budget ProcessConclusionTop Ten TakeawaysKey ConceptsSuggested WebsitesChapter 5. Political Attitudes and Participation: Venting and VotingVoting Rights DisputesElectionsWhat Elections Are Used ForPublic OpinionConclusionTop Ten TakeawaysKey ConceptsSuggested WebsitesChapter 6. Parties and Interest Groups: Elephants, Donkeys, and Cash CowsA Primer on Political PartiesParty Competition: Why Some States Are More Competitive Than OthersThird Parties and IndependentsInterest Groups and LobbiesConclusionTop Ten TakeawaysKey ConceptsSuggested WebsitesChapter 7. Legislatures: The Art of Herding CatsThe Job of LegislaturesOrganization and Operation of LegislaturesState LegislatorsThe Citizens' Whipping Boy: Legislators and Public OpinionConclusionTop Ten TakeawaysKey ConceptsSuggested WebsitesChapter 8. Governors and Executives: There Is No Such Thing as Absolute PowerThe Job of GovernorThe Powers of GovernorsBecoming Governor and Staying GovernorOther Executive OfficesConclusionTop Ten TakeawaysKey ConceptsSuggested WebsitesChapter 9. Courts: Turning Law into PoliticsThe Role and Structure of State CourtsSelecting JudgesProsecution and Defense of Cases in State CourtsHow Courts Are ChangingConclusionTop Ten TakeawaysKey ConceptsSuggested WebsitesChapter 10. Bureaucracy: What Nobody Wants but Everybody NeedsWhat Is Bureaucracy?What Does Bureaucracy Do?What Is "Enough" Bureaucracy?Measuring Bureaucratic Effectiveness: It Does a Better Job Than You ThinkState Bureaucracy: From Patronage to ProfessionalismPolitics and the Merit SystemIf Not Merit . . . Then What?ConclusionTop Ten TakeawaysKey ConceptsSuggested WebsitesChapter 11. Local Government: Function Follows FormThe Many Faces of Local GovernmentThe Organization and Responsibilities of Local GovernmentsMunicipalitiesWorking within Limits: The Powers and Constraints of Local GovernmentParticipation in Local GovernmentConclusionTop Ten TakeawaysKey ConceptsSuggested WebsitesChapter 12. Metropolitics: The Hole Problem of GovernmentThe Missing Level of GovernmentSprawl: How Metropolitan Regions GrowThe Cons of Metropolitan GrowthGovernment Reform in Metropolitan AreasThe Case against Reform: Public Choice and the Tiebout ModelRural MetropoliticsConclusionTop Ten TakeawaysKey ConceptsSuggested WebsitesChapter 13. Education: Reading, Writing, and RegulationOrganization and Leadership: Schools Have Many BossesMoney MattersThe Pressure to PerformMany Brands on the School Reform ShelfChoosing Wisely: Alternatives to Public SchoolsCan't Tell the Players without a Program: Groups That Influence Public EducationConclusionTop Ten TakeawaysKey ConceptsSuggested WebsitesChapter 14. Crime and PunishmentPrivate Wrongs, Public JusticePrinciple versus Practice in Common LawPrison NationMass Arrests and IncarcerationConclusionTop Ten TakeawaysKey ConceptsSuggested WebsitesChapter 15. Health and Welfare: State, Heal Thyself!Government's Role in HealthHow Government Got into the Health Care BizThe Devolution RevolutionThe Rise of the Health Care StateIssues to WatchWhat Is Good Health Anyway?ConclusionTop Ten TakeawaysKey ConceptsSuggested WebsitesChapter 16. Environment and Climate Change: Thinking Globally, Acting LocallyEnvironmental Conflict between Washington and the StatesThe Partisan Divide on ClimateStates Get Serious about the EnvironmentIssues to WatchAdaptationConclusionTop Ten TakeawaysKey ConceptsSuggested WebsitesNotesGlossaryIndex
