Why States Matter - An Introduction to State Politics

This book introduces students to the very tangible and constantly evolving implications, limitations, and foundations of America's state political institutions, and accessibly explain the ways that the political powers of the states manifest themselves in the cultures, economies, and lives of everyday Americans, and always will.

List of contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Making a Case for the States
Chapter 2: States and the Federal System
Chapter 3: State Fiscal Systems
Chapter 4: The Policymaking Environment in the States
Chapter 5: The Policymaking Capacity of State Governments
Chapter 6: Public Policy and the Role of the States in a Changing Federal System
Chapter 7: States and Their Local Governments
Chapter 8: Elections and Political Parties
Chapter 9: Why States Matter Now
Index
About the Authors

About the author

Peverill Squire holds the Hicks and Martha Griffiths Chair in American Political Institutions at the University of Missouri. Gary Moncrief is University Foundation Professor of Political Science at Boise State University.

Product details

• Authors: Gary F Moncrief Boise State University, Gary F. Moncrief, Boise State University Gary F. Moncrief, Gary F. Moncrief Boise State University, Gary Moncrief, Gary F Moncrief, Gary F. Squire Moncrief, Gary Squire Moncrief, Moncrief Gary F., Peverill Squire, Squire Peverill
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781538136140
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-3614-0
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Amerika, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, Politics / Current Events, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State & Provincial, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / Legislative Branch, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, United States of America, USA, Civil rights & citizenship, Central / national / federal government, Civics and citizenship, Central government, Regional, state and other local government, Regional government