LEADER 05093nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910458979603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-136-81516-3 010 $a1-283-04015-8 010 $a9786613040152 010 $a0-203-82941-7 035 $a(CKB)2560000000060144 035 $a(EBL)652854 035 $a(OCoLC)707067655 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000473756 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11323311 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000473756 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10449522 035 $a(PQKB)10516899 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC652854 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL652854 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10452619 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL304015 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000060144 100 $a20101209d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aTexas politics$b[electronic resource] $egoverning the lone star state /$fCal Jillson 205 $a3rd ed. 210 $aNew York $cRoutledge$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (224 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-89060-8 327 $aBOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1: TEXAS AND THE TEXANS: THEN AND NOW; CHAPTER 2: THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION AND AMERICAN FEDERALISM; CHAPTER 3: POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN TEXAS: VOTERS, CAMPAIGNS, AND ELECTIONS; CHAPTER 4: INTEREST GROUPS IN TEXAS; CHAPTER 5: POLITICAL PARTIES IN TEXAS; CHAPTER 6: THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE; CHAPTER 7: THE GOVERNOR AND THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH; CHAPTER 8: THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN TEXAS; CHAPTER 9: LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN TEXAS; CHAPTER 10: FINANCING STATE GOVERNMENT: BUDGETS, REVENUES, AND EXPENSES; NOTES; GLOSSARY; INDEX 330 $a"Approaching the politics of the Lone Star State from historical, developmental, and analytical perspectives, Cal Jillson's text avoids partisanship, ideology, and gimmicks to provide the most comprehensive, readable, and accurate brief description of Texas politics available today. Throughout the book students are encouraged to connect the origins and development of government and politics in Texas from the Texas Constitution, to party competition, to the role and powers of the Governor to its current day practice and the alternatives possible through change and reform. This text will allow teachers to share with their students the evolution of Texas politics, where we stand today, and where we are headed is one of the briefest and most affordable texts on the market, yet it offers instructors and students an unmatched range of pedagogical aids and tools. Each chapter opens with a number of focus questions to orient readers to the learning objectives and concludes with a Chapter Summary, a list of Key Terms, Suggested Readings, and Web Resources. Key Terms are bolded in the text, listed at the end of the chapter, and included in a Glossary at the end of the book. Each chapter presents several photos and numerous tables and figures to highlight the major ideas, issues, individuals, and institutions discussed. Each chapter also contains a half-page Lets Compare feature, comparing selected states to Texas on various dimensions"--$cProvided by publisher. 330 $a"Approaching the politics of the Lone Star State from historical, developmental, and analytical perspectives, Cal Jillson's text avoids partisanship, ideology, and gimmicks to provide the most comprehensive, readable, and accurate brief description of Texas politics available today. Throughout the book students are encouraged to connect the origins and development of government and politics in Texas--from the Texas Constitution, to party competition, to the role and powers of the Governor--to its current day practice and the alternatives possible through change and reform. This text will allow teachers to share with their students the evolution of Texas politics, where we stand today, and where we are headed. Texas Politics is one of the briefest and most affordable texts on the market, yet it offers instructors and students an unmatched range of pedagogical aids and tools. Each chapter opens with a number of focus questions to orient readers to the learning objectives and concludes with a Chapter Summary, a list of Key Terms, Suggested Readings, and Web Resources. Key Terms are bolded in the text, listed at the end of the chapter, and included in a Glossary at the end of the book. Each chapter presents several photos and numerous tables and figures to highlight the major ideas, issues, individuals, and institutions discussed. Each chapter also contains a half-page Let's Compare feature, comparing selected states to Texas on various dimensions"--$cProvided by publisher. 607 $aTexas$xPolitics and government$y1951-$vTextbooks 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a320.4764 700 $aJillson$b Calvin C.$f1949-$0865369 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458979603321 996 $aTexas politics$91931456 997 $aUNINA