01860nam 2200445 a 450 991100845700332120161219111718.01-4833-0454-X1-4833-3080-X1-4833-0165-6(CKB)2670000000574890(MiAaPQ)EBC1994655(OCoLC)1007858051(StDuBDS)EDZ0000158143(EXLCZ)99267000000057489020130912d2009 fy 0engur|||||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierEngines of democracy politics and policymaking in state legislatures /Alan RosenthalWashington, DC CQ Pressc20091 online resource (xiii, 466 p.)0-87289-459-2 1-322-28253-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.State legislators have often been in the shadow of their national counterparts, but they drive the processes of democracy. Rosenthal brings together a lifetime of research and experience on state legislative politics into one eminently readable volume. Building on earlier work with new data and recent interviews and observations, Rosenthal looks at the way representation works, American's critical view of their legislatures, the role of legislative leaders, the dynamics of executive-legislative relationships, as well as norms and ethics.Legislative bodiesUnited StatesStatesState governmentsUnited StatesLegislative bodiesStates.State governments327.73Rosenthal Alan1932-2013.1656099StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9911008457003321Engines of democracy4396278UNINA