| Preface |
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| New to This Edition |
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| Student and Instructor Supplements |
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| Acknowledgments for the 2009--2010 Edition |
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| Acknowledgments for Earlier Editions |
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Texas History and Culture |
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Politics and Government: The Early Years |
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2 | (3) |
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3 | (1) |
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Early Statehood and Secession: 1846--1864 |
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3 | (1) |
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Post-Civil War Texas: 1865--1885 |
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4 | (1) |
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Politics and Government: 1886--1945 |
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5 | (6) |
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5 | (1) |
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6 | (1) |
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World War I, the Twenties, and the Return of Farmer Jim: 1919--1928 |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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The Great Depression: 1929--1939 |
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9 | (1) |
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``Pass the Biscuits, Pappy'': 1938--1945 |
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10 | (1) |
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Politics and Government since World War II |
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11 | (10) |
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Lyndon B. Johnson Enters Center Stage |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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The 1950s: Shivercrats and the Seeds for a Republican Texas |
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13 | (2) |
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The 1960s: Texas Has a First President and Discovers the Equal Protection Clause |
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15 | (2) |
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The 1970s: Scandal and Reform |
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17 | (1) |
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The 1980s: Education Reform |
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18 | (1) |
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The 1990s: Texas Elects a Woman Governor and Becomes a Two-Party State |
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18 | (1) |
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The 2000s: Texas Becomes a Republican State |
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19 | (2) |
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Texas Culture and Regions |
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21 | (8) |
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21 | (1) |
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Moral, Traditional, and Individualistic Cultures |
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21 | (1) |
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Political Culture and Political Participation |
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22 | (1) |
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22 | (5) |
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Essay: The Chamizal Dispute |
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27 | (2) |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (12) |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (2) |
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Essay: Indian Policy in Texas |
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38 | (3) |
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The Texas Constitution in Perspective |
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41 | (26) |
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The National Constitution and the States: Federalism |
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43 | (2) |
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43 | (1) |
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43 | (2) |
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45 | (22) |
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The Texas Constitution in History |
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46 | (3) |
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The Texas Constitution Today |
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49 | (1) |
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Bill of Rights and Fundamental Liberty |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (1) |
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55 | (2) |
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57 | (1) |
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Amending the Texas Constitution |
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57 | (1) |
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Attempts to Revise the Texas Constitution |
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58 | (2) |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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Essay: Governor E. J. Davis and His Legacy for Texas |
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63 | (2) |
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Essay: ``America Only More So'': Texas in the United States Supreme Court |
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65 | (2) |
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67 | (40) |
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68 | (1) |
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The Participation Paradox |
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68 | (1) |
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69 | (9) |
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70 | (1) |
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Voter Turnout in the United States and in Texas |
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71 | (3) |
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Reasons for Low Voter Turnout in Texas |
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74 | (4) |
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78 | (17) |
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79 | (5) |
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84 | (1) |
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85 | (1) |
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The Conduct and Administration of Elections |
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86 | (9) |
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Election Campaigns in Texas |
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95 | (12) |
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95 | (1) |
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The General Election Campaign |
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96 | (2) |
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Money in Political Campaigns |
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98 | (4) |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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Essay: Electronic Voting: Savior or Destroyer of American Democracy? |
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104 | (3) |
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107 | (26) |
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Functions of Political Parties |
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109 | (1) |
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Characteristics of American Political Parties |
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109 | (3) |
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109 | (1) |
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110 | (1) |
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111 | (1) |
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Development of the Texas Party System |
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112 | (3) |
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The One-Party Tradition in Texas |
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112 | (1) |
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Ideological Basis of Factionalism: Conservatives and Liberals |
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112 | (1) |
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Conservative and Liberal Factions in the Democratic Party |
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113 | (2) |
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Rise of the Republican Party |
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115 | (3) |
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Conservative and Moderate Factions within the Republican Party |
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118 | (1) |
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Organizational Basis of Party Machinery in Texas |
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118 | (5) |
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Temporary-Party Organization |
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119 | (3) |
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Permanent-Party Organization |
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122 | (1) |
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A New Era of Republican Dominance |
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123 | (10) |
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Can the Democrats Still Be Competitive? |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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127 | (1) |
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Essay: Who Killed the Texas Yellow-Dog Democrat? |
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128 | (2) |
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Essay: Presidential Primaries or Caucuses? Texas's Choices and the Outcomes |
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130 | (3) |
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133 | (34) |
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Constitutional Guarantees |
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136 | (1) |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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Direct Means of Influencing Government |
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138 | (2) |
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Lobbying the Legislative and Executive Branches |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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Advising and Serving the State |
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140 | (1) |
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Organizing Public Demonstrations |
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140 | (1) |
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Indirect Means of Influencing Government |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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Why People Join Interest Groups |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (2) |
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142 | (1) |
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Noneconomic Interest Groups |
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143 | (1) |
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143 | (1) |
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Factors That Affect Interest Group Power |
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144 | (7) |
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Culture of Nonparticipation |
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144 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (1) |
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Decentralization of Executive Branch Power |
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146 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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147 | (1) |
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Interest Groups as Checks on Interest Groups |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (3) |
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Conclusions about Balance in the Political System |
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151 | (1) |
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The Regulation of Lobbying |
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152 | (3) |
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Who Must Register and Report Lobbying Costs? |
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152 | (1) |
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What Does a Lobbyist Report? |
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153 | (1) |
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What Is Not Reported as Lobbying That Affects Lobbying? |
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154 | (1) |
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Access to the Reports of Lobbyists |
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155 | (1) |
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155 | (1) |
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155 | (3) |
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155 | (1) |
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Before Administrative Agencies |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (1) |
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Which Interests Are Powerful? |
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158 | (1) |
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Interest Group Dynamics and Power |
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159 | (8) |
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162 | (1) |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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163 | (1) |
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Essay: The School Bus Chronicles |
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164 | (3) |
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The Legislature: Organization and Structure |
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167 | (28) |
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168 | (5) |
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Qualifications for Membership |
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173 | (7) |
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173 | (2) |
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175 | (5) |
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Organization of the Texas Legislature |
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180 | (15) |
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180 | (2) |
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182 | (3) |
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185 | (2) |
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187 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (2) |
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190 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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191 | (1) |
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Essay: Anatomy of a Gerrymander: The Election of Veronica Gonzales |
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192 | (3) |
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195 | (24) |
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Powers of the Presiding Officers |
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196 | (16) |
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Procedural Tools of Leadership |
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197 | (13) |
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Institutional Tools of Leadership |
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210 | (2) |
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Restraints on the Powers of the Presiding Officers |
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212 | (7) |
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212 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
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The Lobby and Bureaucracy |
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212 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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Political or Economic Ambition |
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213 | (1) |
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213 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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Essay: Sexual Assault in Texas Prisons: The Texas Legislature Responds |
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216 | (1) |
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Essay: Politics and Climate Change: The Texas Legislature Grapples with the Environment |
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217 | (2) |
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219 | (20) |
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Qualifications, Tenure, and Staff |
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221 | (3) |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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Tenure, Removal, and Succession |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (2) |
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224 | (15) |
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Legislative Tools of Persuasion |
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225 | (4) |
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Executive Tools of Persuasion |
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229 | (5) |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
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235 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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236 | (1) |
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Essay: Perry Muscle Flexing Falls Flat |
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237 | (2) |
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239 | (25) |
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240 | (7) |
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240 | (4) |
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244 | (1) |
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245 | (2) |
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Characteristics of Bureaucracy |
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247 | (4) |
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247 | (2) |
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249 | (2) |
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251 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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The Bureaucracy and Public Policy |
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251 | (13) |
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252 | (1) |
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The Legislature, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Speaker |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (1) |
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Administration of the Law |
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256 | (1) |
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256 | (4) |
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260 | (1) |
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260 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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Essay: Governors and Texas Agencies |
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262 | (2) |
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264 | (27) |
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266 | (1) |
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Original and Appellate Jurisdiction |
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267 | (1) |
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268 | (10) |
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268 | (2) |
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270 | (2) |
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272 | (2) |
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274 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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Court of Criminal Appeals |
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275 | (3) |
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278 | (1) |
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278 | (3) |
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279 | (1) |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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The Politics of Judicial Selection in Texas |
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282 | (9) |
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286 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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Essay: Conviction And Sentencing in The Texas Courts: Judicial Selection, Public Opinion, and the Death Penalty |
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288 | (3) |
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291 | (33) |
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293 | (3) |
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293 | (2) |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (5) |
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296 | (2) |
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298 | (2) |
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300 | (1) |
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301 | (4) |
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301 | (1) |
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301 | (1) |
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302 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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303 | (1) |
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304 | (1) |
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304 | (1) |
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305 | (8) |
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Pretrial Court Activities |
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306 | (2) |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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309 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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The Special Case of Juvenile Courts |
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312 | (1) |
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Rehabilitation and Punishment |
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313 | (11) |
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice |
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313 | (2) |
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315 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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Essay: The Other War: Texas-Mexico Border Security |
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319 | (2) |
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Essay: The Poison Debate in Death Penalty Cases: The U.S. Supreme Court Reconsiders the Eighth Amendment Prohibition against Cruel and Unusual Punishment |
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321 | (3) |
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324 | (22) |
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325 | (11) |
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326 | (2) |
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328 | (6) |
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334 | (2) |
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336 | (10) |
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336 | (1) |
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The Appropriations Process |
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336 | (1) |
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The Politics of State Spending |
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337 | (1) |
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337 | (1) |
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338 | (1) |
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339 | (1) |
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339 | (1) |
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339 | (1) |
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339 | (1) |
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Essay: Federal Funds for State Programs: The Impact of National Budget Cuts on Texas |
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340 | (2) |
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Essay: Taxes, Social Services, and the Economic Impact of Illegal Immigrants |
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342 | (4) |
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346 | (28) |
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349 | (11) |
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Elementary and Secondary Schools |
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349 | (2) |
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The Politics of Public Education |
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351 | (6) |
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357 | (1) |
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The Politics of Higher Education |
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358 | (2) |
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Health and Human Services |
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360 | (6) |
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360 | (2) |
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362 | (1) |
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363 | (2) |
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The Politics of ``Welfare'': Myths and Realities |
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365 | (1) |
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366 | (8) |
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366 | (1) |
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The Politics of Transportation |
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367 | (2) |
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369 | (1) |
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370 | (1) |
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370 | (1) |
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370 | (1) |
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371 | (1) |
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Essay: Texas and California: Do Their Dissimilar Policies Produce Similar Outcomes? |
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372 | (2) |
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374 | (37) |
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376 | (14) |
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General-Law and Home-Rule Cities |
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377 | (1) |
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378 | (3) |
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Municipal Election Systems |
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381 | (3) |
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Revenue Sources and Limitations |
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384 | (2) |
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386 | (4) |
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390 | (21) |
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392 | (1) |
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Structure and Organization of Counties |
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392 | (4) |
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396 | (1) |
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Special-District Governments |
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397 | (3) |
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400 | (1) |
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401 | (1) |
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401 | (1) |
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402 | (1) |
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402 | (1) |
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403 | (1) |
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403 | (1) |
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Essay: Cities Defining Their Future |
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404 | (2) |
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Essay: Does Ethnicity Still Matter in At-Large Elections? Evidence from Corpus Christi |
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406 | (5) |
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| Glossary |
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411 | (10) |
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