Cal Jillson

Texas Politics

Governing the Lone Star State

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This text helps instructors prepare their students to master the origin and development of the Texas Constitution, the structure and powers of state and local government in Texas, how Texas fits into the U.S. federal system, as well as political participation, the electoral process, and public policy in Texas.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• 8th edition
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 626g
• ISBN-13: 9781032015873
• ISBN-10: 103201587X
• Artikelnr.: 62798952

Autorenporträt

Cal Jillson is professor in the department of political science at Southern Methodist University. His recent books include American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change, 11th edition; Lone Star Tarnished: A Critical Look at Texas Politics and Public Policy, 4rd edition; The American Dream in History, Politics, and Fiction; and Pathways to Democracy: The Political Economy of Democratic Transition. He is frequently cited in local and national media on a range of political issues.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Chapter 1: Texas and the Texans: Then and Now
Chapter 2: The Texas Constitution and American Federalism
Chapter 3: Political Participation in Texas: Voters, Campaigns, and
Elections
Chapter 4: Interest Groups in Texas
Chapter 5: Political Parties in Texas
Chapter 6 : The Texas Legislature
Chapter 7: The Governor and the Executive Branch
Chapter 8: The Judicial System in Texas
Chapter 9: Local Government in Texas
Chapter 10: Budgets and Public Policy: Revenues, Expenditures, and Policy
Goals in Texas
Appendix A: William Barret Travis's Letter from the Alamo
Appendix B: The Texas Declaration of Independence
Appendix C: Selections from the Texas Constitution
Glossary
Index