The American Democracy, 10th Edition (Patterson)Chapter 18:
State and Local Politics: Maintaining Our DifferencesChapter Outline
- The Structure of State Government
- The State Constitutions
- Branches of Government
- The Executive Branch
- The Legislature
- The Courts
- Citizen Politics: Elections, Parties, and Interest Groups
- Election Participation
- Party Competition
- Group Competition
- The Structure of Local Government
- Types of Local Government
- County Government
- Municipal Government
- Towns and Townships
- School Districts
- Special Districts
- Local Elections and Participation
- State and Local Finance
- Sources of State Revenue
- Sources of Local Revenue
- State and Local Policy
- Policy Priorities
- Public Policy Patterns
- Education
- Welfare Assistance
- Health Care
- Highways
- Police and Prisons
- Homeland Security
- The Environment
- Civil Rights and Liberties
- The Great Balancing Act: Localism in a Large Nation
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