Annual Editions: State and Local Government, 13/e - Brossura

Stinebrickner, Bruce

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ISBN 10: 0073397253 ISBN 13: 9780073397252

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2006

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This Thirteenth Edition of ANNUAL EDITIONS: STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT provides convenient, inexpensive access to current articles selected from the best of the public press. Organizational features include: an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites; an annotated table of contents; a topic guide; a general introduction; brief overviews for each section; a topical index; and an instructor’s resource guide with testing materials. USING ANNUAL EDITIONS IN THE CLASSROOM is offered as a practical guide for instructors. ANNUAL EDITIONS titles are supported by our student website, www.mhcls.com/online.

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UNIT 1. Early Commentaries

1. The Federalist, No. 17, Alexander Hamilton, The Federalist Papers, 1787

According to Alexander Hamilton, a number of factors combine to make it highly unlikely that the national government will become too powerful in the new federal system that is proposed in the Constitution drafted during the summer of 1787.

2. The Federalist, No. 45, James Madison, The Federalist Papers, 1788

James Madison writes that the authority of state governments will not be endangered by the central government in the new federal system. He argues that history, the nature and role of state governments, and the relatively few powers delegated to the national government in the Constitution support his conclusion.

3. Nature of the American State, James Bryce, The American Commonwealth, 1888

After noting that there is considerable diversity among the states, James Bryce focuses on factors that promote uniformity among them. He also discusses the constitutional and legal standing of the states within the context of American federalism.

UNIT 2. Intergovernmental Relations

4. Federalism’s Ups and Downs, Carl Tubbesing, State Legislatures, February 2002

With reference to the views of three historic figures—Alexander Hamilton, Franklin Roosevelt, and Benjamin Franklin—Carl Tubbesing explores three explanations for the growth of the national government’s power at the expense of the states.

5. Federalism at a Crossroads, William T. Pound, State Legislatures, June 2006

William Pound traces the history of national and state government roles in governing the United States. He focuses on fiscal federalism, the arrangements whereby responsibilities for raising revenues to finance government services are divided among national, state, and local governments.

6. NCLB: Feds Crack the Door, Scott Young, State Legislatures, June 2005

The U.S. Department of Education, according to Scott Young, has become more flexible in assessing state government responses to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

7. Eminent Domain—For the Greater Good?, Garry Boulard, State Legislatures, January 2006

Garry Boulard reports the responses of state legislatures and the U.S. Congress to the Supreme Court’s controversial Kelo v. City of New London ruling in 2005. In its 5-4 decision, the Court ruled that states can use the power of eminent domain to take over private property solely for economic development.

8. Devolution’s Double Standard, Alan Ehrenhalt, Governing, April 2003

Alan Ehrenhalt discusses the marked difference between the principle and the practice of devolution in the context of national, state, and local governments in the United States.

UNIT 3. Linkages Between Citizens and Governments

Part A. Elections, Parties, and Interest Groups

9. The Oregon Voting Revolution, Don Hamilton, The American Prospect, May 2006

Don Hamilton recounts how, beginning in 1981, the state of Oregon gradually moved to conducting all elections by mail. He also addresses the partisan impact and other effects of Oregon’s vote-by-mail procedure.

10. On the Oregon Trail, Sam Rosenfeld, The American Prospect, May 2006

Sam Rosenfeld reports how several states have been following Oregon’s vote-by-mail lead and making changes in their electoral procedures.

11. Locking Up the Vote, Nicholas Thompson, The Washington Monthly, January/February 2001

Nicholas Thompson reports on the extensive disenfranchisement of former prisoners across the United States and disputes the desirability of such a policy. He also notes the racial implications of the situation.

12. Justice for Rent, Alexander Wohl, The American Prospect, May 22, 2000

Alexander Wohl reveals a seemingly inevitable consequence of electing state and local judges to office—the financing of campaigns by contributions in ways that call into question the impartiality of later court rulings.

13. Electoral Overload, Alan Ehrenhalt, Governing, August 2001

Alan Ehrenhalt suggest that too many state government officials are elected and argues that many of these officials should be appointed instead.

Part B. Referenda, Initiatives, Recalls, and Public Meetings

14. California, Here We Come, Peter Schrag, The Atlantic Monthly, March 1998

Peter Schrag argues that the nondeliberative nature of initiatives and other instruments of direct democracy threatens the well-being of minority rights.

15. The Initiative—Take It or Leave It?, Jennifer Drage Bowser, State Legislatures, June 2002

Jennifer Drage Bowser comments on how the incidence of initiatives increased during the last few decades of the twentieth century. She discusses the pros and cons of this way of making state government policies.

16. Total Recall, Alan Greenblatt, Governing, September 2003

In the context of the 2003 recall campaign against Governor Gray Davis of California, Alan Greenblatt provides an overview of the availability of the recall procedure for elected state and local government officials across the United States.

17. Public Meetings and the Democratic Process, Brian Adams, Public Administration Review, January/February 2004

Brian Adams considers the role of public meetings in local government decision-making. He concludes that they seem to play a different role from that commonly attributed to them.

Part C. Media

18. A Shift of Substance, Bonnie Bressers, Quill Magazine, May 2004

Bonnie Bressers reports that recent trends of broadcast consolidation and monopoly ownership have adversely affected local radio news.

19. Adversaries Always, Nicole Casal Moore, State Legislatures, May 2005

Based on the results of an online survey of state legislators and journalists, Nicole Casal Moore reports that the two groups have different viewpoints on each other’s honesty, ethics, and overall performance.

20. Cross Examination, Steve Weinberg, Quill Magazine, January/February 2004

Steve Weinberg argues that journalists have not adequately covered the activities of local prosecutors, despite the very important government powers that they exercise. He also reports some interesting and important findings about prosecutors produced by a few journalists who have covered them seriously.

UNIT 4. Government Institutions and Officeholders

Part A. Legislatures

21. The Legislature as Sausage Factory, Alan Rosenthal, State Legislatures, September 2001

Alan Rosenthal systematically evaluates Otto von Bismark’s well-known observation likening the legislative process to sausage making.

22. Out with the Old, The Economist, March 18, 2006

This selection reports that twelve American states have imposed term limits on their state legislators, with three more about to impose them. The implications of term limits in Nebraska and other states are discussed.

23. Women in Office: Fivefold Increase in 33 Years, State Legislatures, January 2003

This selection chronicles the growth in the percentage of state legislators who are women since 1969. It also identifies the ten highest ranking and ten lowest ranking states in terms of female state legislators today.

24. Are City Councils a Relic of the Past?, Rob Gurwitt, Governing, April 2003

Rob Gurwitt examines the way city councils in America’s large cities are functioning today. He suggests that individual city council members have become increasingly parochial in their concerns and that city councils as a whole have become dysfunctional in the twenty-first century.

Part B. Executives

25. How to Win Friends and Repair a City, Rob Gurwitt, Governing, April 2004

The author approvingly reports the cooperative approach to governing that has brought Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin considerable success during her first term in office.

26. The Avengers General, Alan Greenblatt, Governing, May 2003

Alan Greenblatt reports on the growing prominence and power of state attorney general s over the past decade or so. He suggests that successful lawsuits against several major corporations have helped change the dynamics of corporate regulation in this country and notes that a disside...

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• Editore: McGraw-Hill Higher Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0073397253
• ISBN 13: 9780073397252
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 224
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