Preface |
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New to This Edition |
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Resources for Both Student and Instructor |
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Acknowledgments for the 2013-2014 Edition |
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Acknowledgments for Earlier Editions |
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Prologue: Texas's Political Roots |
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Chapter 1 Texas Culture And Diversity |
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Texas Political Culture and Regions |
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Political Culture, Public Opinion, and Public Policy |
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Moralistic, Traditionalistic, and Individualistic Cultures |
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Political Culture and Political Participation |
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Politics and Cultural Diversity |
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Texans Struggle for Equal Rights |
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Essay: The Texas Political Culture: Shaped by the Old South's Traditionalism and the Frontier Experience's Individualism |
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Chapter 2 Texas In The Federal System |
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Types of Powers in Federal System |
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The U.S. Constitution and Federalism |
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McCulloch v. Maryland and the Necessary and Proper Clause |
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The Early View: Dual Federalism and the Tenth Amendment |
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The Development of Cooperative Federalism |
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Civil Rights Versus States' Rights |
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Texas and the Federal System |
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Coercive Federalism and Texas |
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39 | (4) |
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Federal Grants-in-Aid in Texas |
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43 | (3) |
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46 | (1) |
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Health Care Reform: A Challenging Case in Federalism |
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46 | (2) |
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Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority |
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48 | (1) |
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States as Policy Laboratories and the AMBER Alert System |
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48 | (1) |
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The Fourteenth Amendment and Incorporation of the Bill of Rights |
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49 | (1) |
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Same-Sex Marriage and the Full Faith Credit Clause of the U.S. Constitution |
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Essay: "Texas Won't Forget These Federal Bureaucracies!" |
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Chapter 3 The Texas Constitution In Perspective |
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Texas Constitutions in History |
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Early Texas Constitutions |
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58 | (1) |
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Reconstruction Constitutions and Their Aftermath |
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59 | (1) |
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The Texas Constitution Today |
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60 | (2) |
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Bill of Rights and Fundamental Liberty |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (3) |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (1) |
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Amending and Revising the Texas Constitution |
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71 | (1) |
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Criticisms of the Texas Constitution |
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Attempts to Revise the Texas Constitution |
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Essay: Reconstituting Texas: E. J. Davis and His Legacies |
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76 | (2) |
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78 | (1) |
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Chapter 4 Voting And Elections |
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82 | (1) |
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The Participation Paradox and Why People Vote |
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82 | (1) |
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82 | (1) |
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83 | (1) |
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Voter Turnout in the United States and in Texas |
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Reasons for Low Voter Turnout in Texas |
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92 | (1) |
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92 | (3) |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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The Conduct and Administration of Elections |
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Election Campaigns in Texas |
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The General Election Campaign |
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105 | (2) |
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Money in Election Campaigns |
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107 | (5) |
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Essay: The New Media and Texas Politics |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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Chapter 5 Political Parties |
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Functions of Political Parties |
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119 | (1) |
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Characteristics of American Political Parties |
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119 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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Development of the Texas Party System |
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The One-Party Tradition in Texas |
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122 | (1) |
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Ideological Basis of Factionalism: Conservatives and Liberals |
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122 | (1) |
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Conservative and Liberal Factions in the Democratic Party |
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Rise of the Republican Party |
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125 | (2) |
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Conservative and Moderate Factions within the Republican Party |
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Organizational Basis of Party Machinery in Texas |
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130 | (1) |
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Temporary-Party Organization |
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130 | (2) |
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Permanent-Party Organization |
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132 | (2) |
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A New Era of Republican Dominance |
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134 | (2) |
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Can the Democrats Still Be Competitive? |
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136 | (1) |
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Essay: Where the Parties Stand |
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137 | (2) |
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139 | (1) |
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Chapter 6 Interest Groups |
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The Stakes in the Policy-Making Process |
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143 | (1) |
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What are Interest Groups? |
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143 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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Noneconomic Interest Groups |
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145 | (1) |
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Why People Join Interest Groups |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (1) |
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Direct Means of Influencing Government |
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147 | (2) |
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Indirect Means of Influencing Government |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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150 | (2) |
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Before Administrative Agencies |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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The Regulation of Lobbying |
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154 | (3) |
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The Balance of Political Power in Texas |
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157 | (2) |
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Factors That Affect Interest Group Power |
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159 | (6) |
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Texas's Most Powerful Interest Groups |
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165 | (2) |
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Interest Group Alliances and the Dynamics of Power |
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167 | (6) |
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Essay: God, Gays, Guns, and Immigration in Texas |
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169 | (2) |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (1) |
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Chapter 7 The Legislature: Organization And Structure |
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175 | (1) |
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175 | (4) |
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Qualifications for Membership |
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179 | (9) |
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The "Citizen Legislature" |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (1) |
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190 | (1) |
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Organization of the Texas Legislature |
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191 | (1) |
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191 | (2) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (5) |
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Essay: Redistricting in Texas: The Jaybirds and Woodpeckers Are at It Again by Robert Glen Findley |
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196 | (1) |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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Chapter 8 The Legislative Process |
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Powers of the Presiding Officers |
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200 | (1) |
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Leadership in the Legislative Process |
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201 | (1) |
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201 | (2) |
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Standing Committees' Powers and Functions |
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203 | (1) |
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Scheduling the Legislative Process |
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204 | (1) |
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205 | (3) |
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208 | (1) |
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208 | (3) |
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Institutional Tools of Leadership |
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211 | (1) |
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The Legislative Budget Board |
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211 | (2) |
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213 | (1) |
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The Legislative Audit Committee |
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213 | (1) |
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The Sunset Advisory Commission |
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214 | (1) |
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Restraints on the Powers of the Presiding Officers |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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214 | (1) |
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The Lobby and Bureaucracy |
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214 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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215 | (1) |
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Political or Economic Ambition |
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216 | (1) |
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216 | (7) |
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Essay: The Politics of Legislative Procedure |
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218 | (3) |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (21) |
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Qualifications, Tenure, and Staff |
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225 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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Tenure, Removal, and Succession |
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226 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (1) |
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Legislative Tools of Persuasion |
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229 | (5) |
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Executive Tools of Persuasion |
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234 | (4) |
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238 | (6) |
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Essay: Governor Perry: Leadership by Appointments |
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239 | (2) |
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241 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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242 | (1) |
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Chapter 10 The Bureaucracy |
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245 | (1) |
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246 | (2) |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (3) |
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Characteristics of Bureaucracy |
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252 | (1) |
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252 | (2) |
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254 | (1) |
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255 | (1) |
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255 | (2) |
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The Bureaucracy, Politics, and Public Policy |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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The Legislature, the Lieutenant Governor, and the Speaker |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (1) |
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Public Policy and the Iron Texas Star |
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259 | (3) |
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262 | (1) |
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262 | (1) |
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Administration of the Law |
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262 | (1) |
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Bureaucratic Accountability |
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262 | (9) |
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Essay: God, Man, and the Texas State Board of Education by Malcolm L. Cross |
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266 | (3) |
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269 | (1) |
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269 | (1) |
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270 | (1) |
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Chapter 11 Texas Judiciary |
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271 | (25) |
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273 | (1) |
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Original and Appellate Jurisdiction |
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274 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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275 | (1) |
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275 | (3) |
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278 | (2) |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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Court of Criminal Appeals |
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281 | (2) |
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283 | (1) |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (1) |
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285 | (1) |
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286 | (1) |
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The Politics of Judicial Selection in Texas |
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286 | (5) |
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291 | (5) |
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Essay: New-Style Judicial Elections in Texas: Examining the Costs and Effects of Electing Judges by Brent Boyea |
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292 | (2) |
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294 | (1) |
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295 | (1) |
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Chapter 12 Law And Due Process |
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296 | (27) |
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298 | (1) |
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298 | (1) |
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299 | (3) |
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302 | (1) |
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303 | (2) |
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305 | (1) |
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306 | (1) |
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306 | (1) |
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307 | (1) |
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307 | (1) |
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Pretrial Court Activities |
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308 | (2) |
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310 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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310 | (1) |
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311 | (1) |
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312 | (1) |
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The Special Case of Juvenile Courts |
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313 | (1) |
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Rehabilitation and Punishment |
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314 | (1) |
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314 | (4) |
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318 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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318 | (5) |
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Essay: Capital Punishment in Texas: Holding Steadfast in a Changing Era |
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319 | (2) |
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321 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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321 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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322 | (1) |
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Chapter 13 Public Policy In Texas |
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323 | (42) |
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326 | (1) |
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326 | (1) |
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327 | (7) |
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334 | (1) |
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334 | (1) |
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The Appropriations Process |
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334 | (1) |
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The Politics of State Spending |
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335 | (2) |
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337 | (1) |
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Elementary and Secondary Schools |
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338 | (1) |
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The Politics of Public Education |
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339 | (6) |
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345 | (2) |
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The Politics of Higher Education |
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347 | (3) |
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Health and Human Services |
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350 | (2) |
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352 | (3) |
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355 | (1) |
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The Politics of Welfare and Income Redistribution |
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356 | (2) |
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358 | (1) |
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358 | (1) |
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The Politics of Transportation |
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359 | (6) |
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Essay: Tuition Deregulation and the Future of Texas's Higher Education |
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361 | (2) |
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363 | (1) |
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363 | (1) |
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364 | (1) |
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364 | (1) |
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364 | (1) |
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Chapter 14 Local Government |
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365 | (28) |
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367 | (1) |
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General-Law and Home-Rule Cities |
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368 | (1) |
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369 | (3) |
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Municipal Election Systems |
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372 | (2) |
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Revenue Sources and Limitations |
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374 | (3) |
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377 | (2) |
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379 | (1) |
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380 | (1) |
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Structure and Organization of Counties |
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380 | (3) |
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383 | (2) |
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Special-District Governments |
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385 | (2) |
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Reasons for Creating Special District Governments |
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387 | (1) |
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387 | (1) |
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388 | (5) |
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Essay: From the Mayor's Desk: Lessons in Governing a City |
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389 | (1) |
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390 | (1) |
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391 | (1) |
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391 | (1) |
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392 | (1) |
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Glossary |
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