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Informationen zum Autor Thomas E. Cronin is the McHugh Professor of American Government and Leadership at Colorado College. He has received awards for teaching, research, and advising, and has authored, coauthored, or edited more than a dozen books, including best-selling books on American government and the American presidency. His latest book is Leadership Matters, coauthored with Michael A. Genovese. He is president emeritus of Whitman College and a past president of the Western Political Science Association and of the Presidency Research Group. He has been involved in politics at all levels, from local precinct chair to member of the White House staff.Robert D. Loevy is a political scientist at Colorado College, focusing on political parties, American elections, Congress, and state and local government. The author or coauthor of ten books on American government, he has won many awards for his teaching and service. He has worked on the staff of a U.S. senator and has held a wide range of civic positions in Colorado, including serving on the Colorado Springs Planning Commission and the Colorado State Reapportionment Commission. His latest book is Confessions of a Reapportionment Commissioner, available online. Klappentext Thomas E. Cronin¿is the McHugh Professor of American Government and Leadership at Colorado College. He has received awards for teaching, research, and advising, and has authored, coauthored, or edited more than a dozen books, including best-selling books on American government and the American presidency. His latest book is Leadership Matters, coauthored with Michael A. Genovese. He is president emeritus of Whitman College and a past president of the Western Political Science Association and of the Presidency Research Group. He has been involved in politics at all levels, from local precinct chair to member of the White House staff.Robert D. Loevy¿is a political scientist at Colorado College, focusing on political parties, American elections, Congress, and state and local government. The author or coauthor of ten books on American government, he has won many awards for his teaching and service. He has worked on the staff of a U.S. senator and has held a wide range of civic positions in Colorado, including serving on the Colorado Springs Planning Commission and the Colorado State Reapportionment Commission. His latest book is Confessions of a Reapportionment Commissioner, available online. Zusammenfassung A concise history of Colorado's constitution and central political institutions Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Tables, Maps, and Figures000 Preface000 Acknowledgments000 1. The Character and Spirit of Colorado000 2. Coloradans and Their Political Beliefs000 3. A Brief Sociopolitical History of Colorado000 4. The Colorado Constitution and Its Politics000 5. Political Parties and Elections in Colorado000 6. Electing Colorado Legislators000 7. Legislative Politics and Processes000 8. The Colorado Governorship000 9. Judges and Justice in Colorado000 10. Colorado in the Federal System000 11. The Important Role of Local Government000 12. Colorado's Assets and Liabilities000 Notes000 Suggestions for Further Research000 Selected Bibliography000 Index000 ...
