Cal Jillson

Texas Politics

Governing the Lone Star State

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For instructors and students of state and local politics, the ninth edition of this book approaches Texas politics from historical, developmental, and analytical perspectives.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 9th edition
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 644g
• ISBN-13: 9781032513386
• ISBN-10: 1032513381
• Artikelnr.: 68475508

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, 12th edition; Lone Star Tarnished: A Critical Look at Texas Politics and Public Policy, 5th edition; The American Dream in History, Politics, and Fiction; and Shadow on the Dream: Race, Ethnicity, and American Decline. He is frequently cited in local and national media on a range of political issues.

Inhaltsangabe

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