Guide to State Politics and Policy

Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations - Carol S. Weissert The Past, Present, and Future Role of State Constitutions - John Dinan Geography, Political Culture, and American Politics - James G. Gimpel Interstate Interactions - Ann O'M. Bowman Democratic Responsiveness - Justin Phillips Initiative and Referendum - Frederick J. Boehmke and Joshua J. Dyck Election Administration - Michael J. Hanmer and Richard G. Niemi Influences on State Elections - Thomas M. Carsey and Monica Moore State Party Organizations - Paul S. Herrnson and Jeffrey A. Taylor Interest Groups and Their Influence - Peter L. Francia Regulating Interest Groups in the States - Christopher Witko Media Politics in the States - Martin Johnson History and Development of State Legislatures, 1619 to 1961 - Peverill Squire Districting - Michael P. McDonald Legislative Diversity - Beth Reingold Leadership and Committee Organization - James Coleman Battista Legislative Reform - Alan Rosenthal Gubernatorial Backgrounds, History, Elections, Powers - Margaret R. Ferguson and Joseph J. Foy Bureaucracy - Cynthia Bowling Organization and Structure of State Courts - Paul Brace Judicial Selection and Retention of State Court Judges - Meghan E. Leonard and Laura Carlson Specialization in the Courts - Lawrence Baum Courts and the Initiative and Referendum Process - Kenneth P. Miller and Aditya Pai Policy Process in the States - Lilliard Richardson Innovations and Diffusion - Andrew Karch Fiscal Policy - James E. Alt, Soledad Artiz Prillaman, and David Dreyer Lassen Moral Issues - Laura S. Hussey Criminal Justice Policy and Public Safety in the American States - Nicholas P. Lovrich, Faith E. Lutze, and Nichole R. Lovrich Education Policy - J. Celeste Lay Environmental Policy - David M. Konisky Health Care - Laura Katz Olson Immigration - Tristany Leikem and Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz Welfare - Richard C. Fording