Texas Politics: Governing the Lone Star StateRoutledge, 30. 7. 2015 - Počet stran: 332 The fifth edition of this popular text is now expanded and updated to better fit the needs of a stand-alone Texas Politics course. Jillson continues to approach the politics of the Lone Star State from historical, developmental, and analytical perspectives, while giving students the most even-handed, readable, and engaging description of Texas politics available today. Throughout the book students are encouraged to connect the origins and development of government and politics in Texas--from the Texas Constitution, to party competition, to the role and powers of the Governor--to its current day practice and the alternatives possible through change and reform. This text helps instructors prepare their students to master the origin and development of the Texas Constitution, the structure and powers of state and local government in Texas, how Texas fits into the U.S. federal system, as well as political participation, the electoral process, and public policy in Texas. Texas Politics offers instructors and students an unmatched range of pedagogical aids and tools. Each chapter opens with an engaging vignette and a series of focus questions to orient readers to the learning objectives at hand and concludes with a chapter summary, a list of key terms, review questions, suggested readings, and web resources. Key terms are bolded in the text, listed at the end of the chapter, and included in a glossary at the end of the book. Each chapter includes "Let's Compare" boxes to help students see how Texas sits alongside other states, and "Pro & Con" boxes to bring conflicting political views into sharper focus. Tables, figures, and photos throughout highlight the major ideas, issues, individuals, and institutions discussed.
|
Obsah
CONTENTS | |
SPECIAL FEATURES Opening Vignette | |
THEN AND | |
Shaping Early Texas | |
THEN AND NOW Chapter 2 THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION AND AMERICAN FEDERALISM | |
The Texas Constitution to Nine Other State Constitutions | |
Suggested Readings | |
VOTERS CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS | |
Bringing the Republican Party Back | |
Suggested Readings | |
THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN TEXAS | |
Governors Institutional Powers CHAPTER 8 What the Ten Most Populous States Pay Their Judges | |
A Series of Firsts | |
LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN TEXAS | |
Local Governments in Texas and Beyond | |
Pro | |
Turnout among 2012 Eligible Voters by | |
INTEREST GROUPS IN TEXAS | |
So Much Promise | |
LegislatorLobbyist Relationship Reporting Requirements | |
Chapter Summary | |
POLITICAL PARTIES IN TEXAS | |
The 20thCentury Hinge of Texas Politics | |
THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE | |
2014 Petition Requirements for Ballot Access CHAPTER 6 Legislative Compensation in the Ten Largest States | |
A Man of the House | |
Suggested Readings | |
THE GOVERNOR AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH | |
The Tradeoff Between Taxes and Services CHAPTER 2 What Does the 10th Amendment Really Mean? 32 | |
BUDGETS REVENUES AND EXPENSES | |
Low Pay v Officeholder Accounts | |
Shaping a City CHAPTER 10 John Bowden Connally A Big Man in Texas | |
Letis Compare CHAPTER 1 The Move to the Cities in Texas and Other Large States | |
Suggested Readings | |
Appendix A WILLIAM BARRET TRAVISiS LETTER FROM | |
Appendix B THE TEXAS DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE | |
INTEREST GROUPS IN TEXAS | |
THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE | |