Description: The Legislative Branch of State Government Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days). People, Process, and Politics Author(s): Thomas H. Little, David B. Ogle Format: Hardback Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, United States Imprint: ABC-CLIO ISBN-13: 9781851097616, 978-1851097616 Synopsis This comprehensive volume examines the historic and contemporary role of the state legislatures and assemblies of all 50 states, offering insight into important details of how each of these legislative bodies functions. The Legislative Branch of State Government: People, Process, and Politics is one of three titles in ABC-CLIO's About State Government set, offering comprehensive coverage of contemporary American politics at the state level. Each of the three volumes focuses on a specific governmental branch, providing both general information and comparative details on how that branch operates in each state. Ranging from colonial times to the present, this volume takes a broad look at how the nation?s state legislative institutions have evolved and operate. Combined with the other two volumes in the set, a clear overview of state government emerges. The Legislative Branch of State Government covers the historical, constitutional, and political environment in which state legislatures exist, then focuses on their functions and processes, the people who serve in them, and their interaction with other key political institutions. A concluding chapter looks at characteristics that make each of the 50 state legislative bodies fascinating and unique. A narrative chronology of the development of state legislatures in America from the colonial era to the present, including remarkable stories and traditions of the nation's legislative bodies Easy-to-follow graphics depicting, for example, how a bill becomes a law and how the separation of powers and the principle of checks and balances define the relationship among the branches of government
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Book Title: The Legislative Branch of State Government
Author: David B. Ogle, Thomas H. Little
Publication Name: The Legislative Branch of State Government: People, Process, and Politics
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: ABC-Clio
Subject: Government
Publication Year: 2006
Type: Textbook
Number of Pages: 491 Pages
