Utah Politics and Government - American Democracy Among a Unique Electorate

Adam R. Brown is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Brigham Young University and a faculty scholar at Brigham Young University’s Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy. ¿
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Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Making Sense of Utah
1. A Church and a State
2. A State and a Nation
3. A Peculiarly Republican People
4. Legislating in the People’s Branch
5. Representing Competing Voices
6. Legislating at the Ballot Box
7. The Most Powerful Governor
8. Judges and Courts
9. Local Governments
10. A Multibillion-Dollar Budget
11. Different People, Similar Processes
Appendix 1: The Utah Capitol
Appendix 2: Data Tables
Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Adam R. Brown is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Brigham Young University and a faculty scholar at Brigham Young University’s Center for the Study of Elections and Democracy.  
 

Zusammenfassung

Offers an accessible analysis of Utah's political cultures, starting with the state's unique pioneer heritage, its development into a secular American state, and its explosive modern growth. The book covers the state constitution and its place in the federal system, ongoing public lands disputes, and major political institutions.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Adam R Brown, Adam R. Brown
• Verlag: University of Nebraska Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781496201805
• ISBN: 978-1-4962-0180-5
• Seiten: 252
• Serien: Politics and Governments of th; Politics and Governments of the American States; Politics and Governments of the American States; Politics and Governments of th
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung