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Informationen zum Autor Ken Collier is associate professor at Stephen F. Austin State University and holds a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. He has is the author of Between the Branches: The White House Office of Legislative Affairs and is currently conducting research on presidential speechwriting. He has published articles in such journals as White House Studies, Presidential Studies Quarterly, Public Choice, and Social Science Quarterly. Klappentext is thoroughly updated, and includes expanded coverage of federalism, Rick Perry's legacy as governor, the impact of the state's growing diversity on political participation and behaviour, and important policy discussion around fracking, education reforms, and immigration. New full-page infographics visually capture a chapter's key concepts, making the abstract understandable and comparisons easy. Delves deeply into Texas's rich political tradition, exploring how myth often clashes with the reality of modern governance Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Introduction Texas Geography History: The Birth of Texas Traditions Texas Statehood Texas Legends: Sam Houston Texas Legends: Bob Bullock Transitions to the Twenty-first Century A Tradition of Change Winners and Losers Texas versus Vermont Conclusion Key Terms Review Questions Chapter 2: Texas Constitution Constitutional Government The Federal System of the United States Texas and the Fed on Abortion Texas Constitutions Texas Legends: James Collinsworth Texas Legends: E. J. Davis The Current System: The Constitution of 1876 Texas versus Connecticut Criticisms of the Texas Constitution Texas versus Massachusetts Winners and Losers Conclusion Key Terms Review Questions Chapter 3: Texas Legislature The Texas Legislature in Context Typologies of State Legislatures Qualifications for Office and Length of Terms Theories of Representation Texas Legends: Barbara C. Jordan Winners and Losers Electing the State Legislature Texas versus North Dakota Texas versus Arizona Winners and Losers Conclusion Key Terms Review Questions Chapter 4: Legislative Organization and Process Legislative Organization Texas versus Nebraska Texas versus New South Wales Winners and Losers Legislative Process Texas Legends: The Killer Bees Winners and Losers Conclusion Key Terms Review Questions Chapter 5: Texas Governors The Office of the Governor Texas Legends: Ann Richards Powers of the Governor Informal Powers Winners and Losers Texas versus Louisiana Conclusion Key Terms Review Questions Chapter 6: The Plural Executive and Bureaucracy in Texas The Plural Executive Boards and Commissions Texas versus Georgia Texas Legends: Texas Railroad Commission of Texas Texas versus Bavaria Bureaucratic Accountability Winners and Losers Conclusion Key Terms Review Questions Chapter 7: Texas Judicial System Judicial Federalism and Texas Courts Texas versus Kansas Local Trial Courts County-Level Trial Courts Texas Legends: Judge Roy Bean District Courts (State-Level Trial Courts) Appellate Courts Texas Legends: Raul A. Gonzalez, Jr. Judicial Selection Texas Judges Problems with the Texas Judiciary Texas versus Missouri Criminal Justice in Texas Winners and Losers Conclusion Key Terms Review Questions Chapter 8: Texas-Sized Justice Justice in Texas Incarceration in Texas Texas Legends: The Texas Rangers Texas Legends: Chicken Ranch Rights of the Accused Law and P...
