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Home rule powers are essential parts of the American governing process, but they vary widely from state to state. This reference work examines the powers and functions of municipalities and counties that operate under home rule within each state. It is suitable for researchers and students.

Written by veteran lobbyists, this book focuses on how lobbyists work. It starts with fundamentals such as the importance of truth, accurate listening, and setting realistic goals. It then clearly explains the skills, techniques, and unwritten rules of lobbying, and promote the importance of defining issues and knowing the players.

In light of the significance that education law occupies in the professional lives of educators, it is only natural that it plays a major role in educational leadership programs devoted to preparing leaders for both the world of higher education and K-12 schools. This title is of interest to those in the world of higher education.

Developed for secondary school teaching, this guide focuses on building reading comprehension skills through journal writing and provides a yearlong, scaffolded curriculum with classroom-ready writing exercises.

Covers elections from Warren G Harding's landslide in 1920 through Dwight D Eisenhower's second term. In this tittle, the front section contains national summary tables of the state-by-state and Electoral College vote for each election. It also provides sizable votes for third party candidates, as are summaries of presidential elections.

A lively text that brings together disparate theories and research - from communication, social psychology, organizational and managerial studies, and sociology - in a way that helps students make sense of a complex body of knowledge on groups.

Includes a detailed index to the provisions of the Constitution, and texts of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, as well as a glossary of terms that helps clarify the terminology used in the Constitution.

Both a history of American federalism and an analysis of its condition, this second edition offers statistics and a fresh interpretation. While considering developments, it concludes with an optimistic assessment of the overall health of the system.

Brings together a team of scholars of state and local government to provide an array of viewpoints on the impact of the major institutional changes that have been taking place. In this title, these experts discuss the status of state and local government practices and identify some of the challenges facing officials.

Parties have often been the central intermediaries of politics, gathering and presenting the main actors and the main programs, while linking individual citizens with governmental institutions, social forces with public policy. This title focuses in parallel chapters, on the dramatic dimensions of political change over the years 1946-1996.

Offering case studies of financial management in numerous American cities over a period of enormous growth and change, the author explores the historical context of municipal budgeting in the United States and the political environment that conditions reform and problem solving at the local level.

Is the politics of the US really all that different from politics in other advanced industrial democracies? Refuting the traditional theory of path dependency, the author's conclusions challenge the reader to question popular beliefs about American politics and consider new interpretations of international political experience.

After a long period of neglect, political scientists are again noticing identity politics. This title links micro-level processes (human development and the construction of individual identities) with macro-politics (the formation and maintenance of organized systems of power).

Suitable for introductory American politics courses, this diverse collection of assessments of the evolution of American politics across the postwar period, focuses on these elements: parties, society, institutions, culture, issues, agendas, and coalitions.

A guide to the turbulent future of Hong Kong. It begins with a concise historical overview, tracing how Hong Kong with its unique geographical setting, "textbook" free market economy, and industrious population, developed into one of the world's richest territories.

Analyzes the momentous sequence of elections held during the collapse of the Soviet Union and the creation of the Russian Federation. Declaring Russia a late entrant to the world of free elections, the authors trace the progress of democratization by examining data from the nationwide New Russia Barometer surveys.

Offers a provocative and credible vision of middle-class revolt. The authors issue a clarion call for the economic, social, and political revolution that they predict will revitalize American democracy for the twenty-first century. They propose specific, practical measures for solving the systemic problems they foresee.

Suitable for methodology courses for graduate or advanced undergraduate students, this book presents a normatively driven approach for social inquiry that is essential equipment for policy makers, critics, and administrators. It appends illustrations and applications to education and housing.

Synthesizes ten case studies sponsored by the National Academy of Public Administration that relate stories of congressional intervention and suggest, in sum, a new theory of congressional-executive relations. This title draws the surprising conclusion that Congress in fact acts regularly.

This popular and critically acclaimed Handbook is now available in paperback.

For educators of all disciplines, this third edition of a bestseller provides primary and secondary examples of how Web tools such as blogs, wikis, Facebook, and Twitter allow students to learn more, create more, and communicate better.

Describes not only presidents but also how they connect - or fail to connect - with Washington and the world. Blending process with politics and policy, this book presents a treatment of the presidency and its place in the broader American system.

Suitable for presidency watchers, media scholars, and those who care about the quality of American politics, this title presents a perceptive study of presidential rhetoric that shows how technological changes have emptied presidential discourse of political substance, weakening American democracy.

Explores the relationship of personal values to public policy, and poses the concept of moral community as a vital link between the concerned citizen and the body politic. The author delineates a collective vision of the public good that might be brought to bear on policy issues such as health care, education, civil liberties, and the environment.

Provides a generalized framework for understanding how knowledge is developed, acquired, tested, and applied to human affairs, enabling the reader to evaluate and criticize the thinking process.

Highlights the many approaches social scientists use to explore public opinion. This title expands on important ideas such as public views of those on trial for terrorist acts, public attitudes in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and the rise and fall of public support for George W Bush.

Offering a fresh perspective on the pivotal elections in US history, this title includes a variety of news articles, editorials, and data from "The Times" for which the author has written context-providing narrative that discusses the key issues, historical impact, and turning points in these important presidential and congressional elections.

Considers how presidential leadership depends on its ability to gain the support or acquiescence of key constituencies outside government. This title discusses both historical relationships, including the presidency and political parties, the presidency and mass media, the presidency and the public, and the presidency and interest groups.

Delivers a broad-based introduction to how American voters elect their representatives. This title examines why only half of those who are eligible to vote actually exercise their franchise in major elections, and even fewer in off years without a presidential contest.

Brings focus to the history of US attempts to govern foreign territories and noncitizens. With the help of introductory essays and explanatory headnotes, this title examines how the encounters have been viewed by Americans, and how they have shaped the relationship between the United States and the rest of the world.