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Red Pepper and Gorgeous George
Claude Pepper's Epic Defeat in the 1950 Democratic Primary
Inbunden, 2011
352 kr
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Florida's Other Courts
Unconventional Justice in the Sunshine State
Av Robert M. Jarvis, Robert M. Jarvis m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
878 kr
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Pushing past the standard federal-state narrative, the essays in Florida's Other Courts examine eight little-known Florida courts. In doing so, they fill a longstanding gap in the state's legal literature.In Part I, the contributors profile Florida's courts under the Spanish and British empires and …
Conservative Hurricane
How Jeb Bush Remade Florida
Inbunden, 2014
303 kr
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Against the backdrop of the Tea Party–dominated GOP, former Florida governor Jeb Bush may appear comparatively moderate, but his record tells a different story. In Conservative Hurricane, Matthew Corrigan probes beyond the mild veneer, the sound bites, and the photo ops to examine the real evidence …
Jigsaw Puzzle Politics in the Sunshine State
Häftad, 2015
951 kr
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This brief review of the evolution of redistricting standards, processes, and outcomes underscores the importance of scholarship examining the dynamics of each redistricting cycle.Jigsaw Puzzle Politics in the Sunshine State, edited by the highly respected political scientist, Seth C. McKee, …
Making Modern Florida
How the Spirit of Reform Shaped a New State Constitution
Inbunden, 2016
356 kr
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Mid-twentieth-century Florida was a state in flux. Changes exemplified by rapidly burgeoning cities and suburbs, the growth of the Kennedy Space Center during the space race, and the impending construction of Walt Disney World overwhelmed the outdated 1885 constitution. A small group of rural …
Reubin O'D. Askew and the Golden Age of Florida Politics
Häftad, 2022
312 kr
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Inside the reinvention of Florida politicsReubin Askew was swept into the governor’s office in 1970 as part of a remarkable wave of progressive politics and legislative reform in Florida. A man of uncompromising principle and independence, he was elected primarily on a platform of tax reform.In the …
Inside Bush V. Gore
Inbunden, 2013
295 kr
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Hanging chads. Butterfly ballots. Unruly demonstrations across the country. A state capital occupied by the national press corps. For thirty-six excruciating days in late 2000, a nation held its breath while seven men held in their hands the fate of the presidential election in Florida. The events …
Failure of Term Limits in Florida
Inbunden, 2015
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In 1992, Florida voters approved an amendment to the state’s Constitution creating eight-year term limits for legislators—making Florida the second-largest state, after California, to implement such a law. Eight years later, sixty-eight term-limited senators and representatives were forced to …
Florida's Minority Trailblazers
The Men and Women Who Changed the Face of Florida Government
Inbunden, 2016
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Once one of the South’s poorest and least populated states, Florida experienced a population surge during the 1960s that diversified the state and transformed it into a microcosm of the nation, but discrimination remained pervasive. With the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting …
