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Author
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"This book tracks state government policies topically, from health care to education to gun reform and more, making the case that true political change happens in state legislatures. Largely covering policy developments from the past ten years, with Virginia a prominent case study based on Toscano's own experiences, it is engaged in current topics, including COVID, and is a call to action"--
Author
Publisher
St. Helena Press
Pub. Date
©2021.
Language
English
Description
"Laboratories of Autocracy shows that far more than the high-profile antics of politicians like Marjorie Taylor Greene or Jim Jordan--and yes, even bigger than Donald Trump’s "Big Lie"--it’s anonymous, often corrupt politicians in statehouses across the country who pose the greatest dangers to American democracy. But Pepper doesn't stop there. He lays out a robust pro-democracy agenda outlining how everyone from elected officials to...
Author
Publisher
Gareth Stevens Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A state governor is the leader of all the people of a state, just like a leader of an organization speaks for its people. Being a leader in a school or community organization is a great experience, but it takes a lot of work. The road to becoming a politician can seem complicated, especially when you think about being elected. With content that explores the role of the state governor, who is eligible, and how one is elected, this book uniquely relates...
Author
Publisher
Britannica Educational Publishing, in association with The Rosen Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"When asked about government, young readers often overlook state government and local government, the two components of the U.S. government that are most relevant to their lives. In this volume, state and local governments are at the forefront. Readers will learn about the levels of government, what state and local governments are responsible for, the leaders of state and local governments and how they run them, and how kids can get involved in government."...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
As national political fights are waged at the state level, democracy itself pays the price Over the past generation, the Democratic and Republican parties have each become nationally coordinated political teams. American political institutions, on the other hand, remain highly decentralized. Laboratories against Democracy shows how national political conflicts are increasingly flowing through the subnational institutions of state politics-with profound...
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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Description
"Nicholas Seabrook, authority on constitutional and election law, and expert on gerrymandering, begins with the earliest gerrymandering (pronounced with a hard 'g'!) before our nation's founding with the rigging of American elections for partisan and political gain and the election-meddling of the colonial governor of North Carolina (George Burrington) in retaliation against his critics. The author writes of Patrick Henry, who used redistricting to...
Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Most Americans pay little attention to the massive number of elections that occur at the state level every year. Yet cumulatively, a party's success in state-level races across the country can produce major shifts in policymaking and governance. That is precisely what has happened in the US since 2010. In a wave election that year, the Republican Party began their ascendancy in state-level elections, and by 2016 had solidified their dominance. The...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"In the voice of one of the most iconic and beloved political figures of the twentieth century comes a book on citizenship for the future voters of the twenty-first century. Eleanor Roosevelt published the original edition of When You Grow Up to Vote in 1932, the same year her husband was elected president. The new edition has updated information and back matter as well as fresh, bold art from award-winning artist Grace Lin. Beginning with government...
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