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United States Electoral Systems
Their Impact on Women and Minorities
Av Wilma Rule, Joseph F. Zimmerman
Häftad, 1992
501 kr
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This is the only full-length study to examine how different electoral systems impact the election of women and minorities to public office in the United States. Rule and Zimmerman have brought together leading scholars to show how different systems affect local, state, and national elections. …
Contemporary American Federalism
The Growth of National Power
Häftad, 1992
487 kr
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This volume has been written specifically for students of the U.S. system of government, and for students interested in federalism in practice. Joseph F. Zimmerman traces the development if the U.S. federal system from 1789 to the present day by focussing in the shifting balance of power between …
Contemporary American Federalism
The Growth of National Power
Inbunden, 1992
1066 kr
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This volume has been written specifically for students of the U.S. system of government, and for students interested in federalism in practice. Joseph F. Zimmerman traces the development if the U.S. federal system from 1789 to the present day by focussing in the shifting balance of power between …
State-Local Relations
A Partnership Approach, 2nd Edition
Inbunden, 1995
1066 kr
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This is a revision and update of Zimmerman's classic study of relations between state and local government. The first edition, published in 1983, was based on three decades of research into intergovernmental affairs and examined the legal, financial, and structural foundations of state-local …
State-Local Relations
A Partnership Approach, 2nd Edition
Häftad, 1995
501 kr
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This is a revision and update of Zimmerman's classic study of relations between state and local government. The first edition, published in 1983, was based on three decades of research into intergovernmental affairs and examined the legal, financial, and structural foundations of state-local …
Interstate Relations
The Neglected Dimension of Federalism
Häftad, 1996
487 kr
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This groundbreaking book examines in detail relations between the states and the roles of United States Congress and Supreme Court in determining the nature of such relations—a distinguishing characteristic of a federal system. The neglect of interstate relations by scholars is surprising in view …
Recall
Tribunal of the People
Inbunden, 1997
1066 kr
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Zimmerman examines in detail the use of the recall by United States voters to remove elected state and local officials from office. The arguments of recall proponents and opponents are analyzed, and model constitutional and statutory provisions are developed to guide governments considering …
New England Town Meeting
Democracy in Action
Inbunden, 1999
1066 kr
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In this groundbreaking study, Zimmerman explores the town meeting form of government in all New England states. This comprehensive work relies heavily upon surveys of town officers and citizens, interviews, and mastery of the scattered writing on the subject. Zimmerman finds that the stereotypes of …
U.S. House of Representatives
Reform or Rebuild?
Av Joseph F. Zimmerman, Wilma Rule
Inbunden, 2000
1066 kr
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The unrepresentativeness of the U.S. House of Representatives—in terms of ethnicity, gender, race, and socio—economic status—and its nearly closed system for election have generated questions about the legitimacy and authority of the House as an institution which represents citizens and whether …
U.S. House of Representatives
Reform or Rebuild?
Av Joseph F. Zimmerman, Wilma Rule
Häftad, 2000
388 kr
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The unrepresentativeness of the U.S. House of Representatives—in terms of ethnicity, gender, race, and socio—economic status—and its nearly closed system for election have generated questions about the legitimacy and authority of the House as an institution which represents citizens and whether …
Referendum
The People Decide Public Policy
Inbunden, 2001
1066 kr
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The referendum first became established with voter ratification of the Massachusetts Constitution in 1780. Other types were adopted in the nineteenth century, largely through the efforts of Progressives and Populists seeking to authorize voters to utilize the initiative-referendum and protest …
Interstate Cooperation
Compacts and Administrative Agreements
Inbunden, 2002
981 kr
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Zimmerman places in perspective the important roles played by interstate compacts and interstate administrative agreements in the governance systems of the United States. Compacts are identified and classified by type. Particular emphasis is placed on federal government promotion of compacts, …
New England Town Meeting
Democracy in Action
E-bok, 1999
1169 kr
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In this groundbreaking study, Zimmerman explores the town meeting form of government in all New England states. This comprehensive work relies heavily upon surveys of town officers and citizens, interviews, and mastery of the scattered writing on the subject. Zimmerman finds that the stereotypes of …
Interstate Cooperation
Compacts and Administrative Agreements
E-bok, 2002
1076 kr
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Zimmerman places in perspective the important roles played by interstate compacts and interstate administrative agreements in the governance systems of the United States. Compacts are identified and classified by type. Particular emphasis is placed on federal government promotion of compacts, …
Electoral Systems in Comparative Perspective
Their Impact on Women and Minorities
E-bok, 1994
1169 kr
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This comparative study of electoral procedures, trends, and key issues is the first to deal with the representation of women and minorities around the world. Wilma Rule and Joseph Zimmerman have brought together an international team of scholars who show why there is gross underrepresentation of …
Curbing Unethical Behavior in Government
Inbunden, 1994
713 kr
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This comprehensive work details the special efforts that need to be initiated by governments on a continuing basis to eliminate unethical behavior by public officers and employees. The current conflict-of-interest programs are inadequate to eliminate corruption, and special controls should be …
Electoral Systems in Comparative Perspective
Their Impact on Women and Minorities
Av Joseph F. Zimmerman, Wilma Rule m. fl.
Inbunden, 1994
1066 kr
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This comparative study of electoral procedures, trends, and key issues is the first to deal with the representation of women and minorities around the world. Wilma Rule and Joseph Zimmerman have brought together an international team of scholars who show why there is gross underrepresentation of …
State-Local Relations
A Partnership Approach
E-bok, 1995
546 kr
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This is a revision and update of Zimmerman's classic study of relations between state and local government. The first edition, published in 1983, was based on three decades of research into intergovernmental affairs and examined the legal, financial, and structural foundations of state-local …
Congress and Crime
The Impact of Federalization of State Criminal Laws
Inbunden, 2014
1240 kr
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Congress in the latter part of the nineteenth century decided to enact a series of statutes facilitating state enforcement of their respective criminal laws. Subsequently, Congress enacted statutes federalizing what had been solely state crimes, thereby establishing federal court and state court …
Interstate Disputes
The Supreme Court's Original Jurisdiction
Häftad, 2007
563 kr
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Examines the role of the U.S. Supreme Court in settling disputes between states.With respect to "controversies between two or more states," the U.S. Constitution grants original jurisdiction to the U.S. Supreme Court, and in 1789 Congress made exclusive the Court's jurisdiction over interstate …
Silence of Congress
State Taxation of Interstate Commerce
Häftad, 2008
500 kr
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Argues for greater congressional oversight of state taxation of interstate commerce.The Silence of Congress is the first book to examine state taxation of interstate commerce and the relative inactivity on the part of Congress to regulate such commerce. As states actively seek to maximize tax …
Congress
Facilitator of State Action
Häftad, 2011
563 kr
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An insightful reassessment of the relationship between the U.S. Congress and the states.Reassessing the relationship between the federal government and the states, Congress: Facilitator of State Action examines how the U.S. Congress routinely and necessarily devolves power to the states. A host of …
Regulating the Business of Insurance in a Federal System
Häftad, 2011
549 kr
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Analysis on a dual insurance regulation system and its effectiveness relevant to the current system of regulation.In Regulating the Business of Insurance in a Federal System, Joseph F. Zimmerman provides an up-to-date historical description and analysis of the regulation of the business of …
Horizontal Federalism
Interstate Relations
Häftad, 2012
487 kr
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Provides detailed information and an analysis of interstate relations, and advances recommendations to improve the economic and political union.Cooperative interstate relations are essential for the maintenance of the economic union and the political union established by a confederacy or a …
Interstate Cooperation
Compacts and Administrative Agreements
Häftad, 2013
448 kr
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First in-depth examination of the various forms of interstate cooperation and their central role promoting a successful federal system of government in the United States.Cooperative interstate relations are essential for maintaining the economic and political union established by the United States …
Interstate Water Compacts
Intergovernmental Efforts to Manage America's Water Resources
Häftad, 2013
463 kr
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Examines intergovernmental efforts within the United States to manage the nation's water supply.Long taken for granted, water resources are rapidly becoming a contentious issue within American politics. Continuing population growth and rapid development, coupled with environmental events such as …
Initiative
Häftad, 2015
590 kr
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Examines the origins, spread, and effectiveness of the initiative.The initiative is the product of the populist movement, which in the late nineteenth century sought to increase voter control of what were viewed as unrepresentative state and local governments. Today, twenty-four states allow …
Unifying the Nation
Article IV of the United States Constitution
Häftad, 2016
551 kr
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In-depth examination of a rarely studied article of the United States Constitution.While there is a vast amount of scholarship on the US Constitution, very little of it addresses Article IV. The article's first section, the Full Faith and Credit Clause, requires that individual states must respect …
Innovative Congressional Minimum Standards Preemption Statutes
Häftad, 2017
455 kr
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Examines a new type of federal preemption statute popular since 1965 that allows states to retain a certain amount of regulatory discretion, with a focus on environmental statutes.Congress possesses broad regulatory powers, including the power of complete or partial preemption of state and local …
