03529nam 2200577 450 991078809630332120200520144314.00-7618-6463-6(CKB)2670000000571891(EBL)1821910(SSID)ssj0001473200(PQKBManifestationID)11935322(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001473200(PQKBWorkID)11439542(PQKB)11163366(MiAaPQ)EBC1821910(Au-PeEL)EBL1821910(CaPaEBR)ebr11027745(CaONFJC)MIL652152(OCoLC)894508743(EXLCZ)99267000000057189120150310h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWhy are you here? a primer for state legislators and citizens /Franklin L. KuryLanham, Maryland :University Press of America, Inc.,2014.©20141 online resource (112 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7618-6462-8 1-322-20872-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Introduction: A Handbook for Action; Notes; I: Origins and Purposes; 1 The Constitutional Basis; The Beginnings; The Oath of Office; The Great Rebellion against the Republican Form of Government; Notes; 2 The Work and Nature of Legislatures; The Work of Legislatures; The Nature of Legislatures; Notes; II: Sources of Discontent; 3 Private Benefits versus Public Service; Compensation: Salaries, Expenses and Pensions; The Rise of the Full-Time Legislature; Notes; 4 Scandal and Ethical Questions; Notes; 5 The Expenditure of Money Meant to Influence; Campaign ContributionsLobbying: Apple Pie and the First AmendmentNotes; 6 Reapportionment of State Legislative and U.S. Congressional Districts; Notes; III: The Ultimate Question-Why Are You Here at Your State Capital?; 7 Legislators; Notes; 8 Constituents; Occupy Harrisburg's Siege of the State Capitol; Amanda Holt's Lightning Bolt; Conclusion; Notes; IV: The Legislative Toolbox; Online and Organizational Information Sources; Bibliography and Suggestions for Further Reading; Constitutional Background; Contemporary; Readings for the Legislative Spirit; 1. Article 61 of the Magna Carta (June 1215)2. Edmund Burke's Bristol Constituency Speech (excerpt) (November 3, 1774); 3. The Declaration of Independence with Reference to Colonial Legislatures as Justification for Independence; 4. Alexis de Tocqueville on American State Legislatures; 5. Legislative Corruption in Montana (Montana Supreme Court excerpt); 6. Amanda Holt on Legislative Redistricting, Harrisburg Patriot News, April 22, 2012; Acknowledgments; Index; About the Author<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Why Are You Here?: A Primer for State Legislators and Citizens</span><span> is a challenge to America's 7,382 state legislators and their constituents to critically examine their state legislature and take appropriate action to improve it.</span></span>Legislative bodiesUnited StatesUnited StatesfastLegislative bodies328.73073Kury Franklin L.1578535MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788096303321Why are you here3857966UNINA