LEADER 03529nam 2200577 450 001 9910817413403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7618-6463-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000571891 035 $a(EBL)1821910 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001473200 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11935322 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001473200 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11439542 035 $a(PQKB)11163366 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1821910 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1821910 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11027745 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL652152 035 $a(OCoLC)894508743 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000571891 100 $a20150310h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWhy are you here? $ea primer for state legislators and citizens /$fFranklin L. Kury 210 1$aLanham, Maryland :$cUniversity Press of America, Inc.,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (112 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7618-6462-8 311 $a1-322-20872-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 Contributions 327 $aLobbying: 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) 327 $a2. 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 330 $aWhy Are You Here?: A Primer for State Legislators and Citizens 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. 606 $aLegislative bodies$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$2fast 615 0$aLegislative bodies 676 $a328.73073 700 $aKury$b Franklin L.$01598745 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817413403321 996 $aWhy are you here$93921149 997 $aUNINA