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Fighting political gridlock : how states shape our nation and our lives /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Toscano, David J. (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2021.
Subjects:
State governments > United States.
State governments > Virginia.
Policy sciences > United States.
Policy sciences > Virginia.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • INTRODUCTION
  • 1: States of Emergency
  • 2: Laboratories of Democracy
  • 3: State Constitutions Matter
  • 4: The Cards You Are Dealt
  • 5: Players on the Stage
  • 6: Controlling the Nation One State at a Time
  • 7: States of Knowledge
  • 8: Crime, Punishment, and Justice
  • 9: Building State Economies
  • 10: Don't Forget Health Care!
  • 11: Flashpoints in the Culture Wars of States
  • 12: Tip O'Neill Is Still Dead
  • 13: Saving the Planet
  • CONCLUSION
  • Notes
  • Index