The Legislative Branch of State Government: People, Process, and Politics
The Legislative Branch of State Government: People, Process, and Politics is one of three titles in ABC-CLIO's About State Government set, offering comprehensive coverage of contemporary American politics at the state level. Each of the three volumes focuses on a specific governmental branch, providing both general information and comparative details on how that branch operates in each state.\ Ranging from colonial times to the present, this volume takes a broad look at how the nation's state...
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The historic and contemporary role of state legislatures, plus important details of how each of the nation's legislative bodies function, are captured in this comprehensive volume. Patricia Ann OwensCopyright 2006 Reed Business Information. - School Library Journal Gr 9 UpThe organization of these volumes includes a common introduction followed by five chapters of fundamental explanations on its subject branch. Executive presents a historical overview and a discussion of the roles, functions, and powers of governors and the role of the executive branch in state politics. Judicial includes an introduction to state courts and law; the roles, functions, and powers of state courts; and the structure and process of courts. Legislative includes chapters elucidating the powers and responsibilities of the legislatures and the structure and process of lawmaking. The final chapter in each book provides a state-by-state look at the topic, delineating what makes each state unique, making comparative studies easy. Each volume also contains information about people and politics, a volume-specific glossary, and a thematic annotated bibliography. Interesting sidebars (Jesse Ventura and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the "Coroner's Inquest," "Diversity in the Legislature," and other topics), average-quality black-and-white photographs, and tables are scattered throughout. Readers should be aware of a couple of errors. They include: Theodore Roosevelt is falsely credited with proclaiming Yellowstone National Park the first national park in Executive and a photo in Legislative is mislabeled the Old Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield. Despite these problems, these volumes embody a tremendous quantity of information for reports, thus filling a niche in government reference.
\ School Library JournalGr 9 Up\ The organization of these volumes includes a common introduction followed by five chapters of fundamental explanations on its subject branch. Executive presents a historical overview and a discussion of the roles, functions, and powers of governors and the role of the executive branch in state politics. Judicial includes an introduction to state courts and law; the roles, functions, and powers of state courts; and the structure and process of courts. Legislative includes chapters elucidating the powers and responsibilities of the legislatures and the structure and process of lawmaking. The final chapter in each book provides a state-by-state look at the topic, delineating what makes each state unique, making comparative studies easy. Each volume also contains information about people and politics, a volume-specific glossary, and a thematic annotated bibliography. Interesting sidebars (Jesse Ventura and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the "Coroner's Inquest," "Diversity in the Legislature," and other topics), average-quality black-and-white photographs, and tables are scattered throughout. Readers should be aware of a couple of errors. They include: Theodore Roosevelt is falsely credited with proclaiming Yellowstone National Park the first national park in Executive and a photo in Legislative is mislabeled the Old Illinois State Capitol building in Springfield. Despite these problems, these volumes embody a tremendous quantity of information for reports, thus filling a niche in government reference.\ —Patricia Ann OwensCopyright 2006 Reed Business Information.\ \
