Why are you here? : a primer for state legislators and citizens / / Franklin L. Kury

• Autore: Kury Franklin L.
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : University Press of America, Inc., , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (112 p.)
• Disciplina: 328.73073
• Soggetto topico: Legislative bodies - United States
• Soggetto geografico: United States
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 Contributions ; Lobbying: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: <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>
• Titolo autorizzato: Why are you here
• ISBN: 0-7618-6463-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788096303321
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