The Legislative Branch of State Government: People, Process, and Politics (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781851097616)

This comprehensive volume examines the historic and contemporary role of the state legislatures and assemblies of all 50 states, offering insight into important details of how each of these legislative bodies functions.

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 legislative institutions have evolved and operate. Combined with the other two volumes in the set, a clear overview of state government emerges. The Legislative Branch of State Government covers the historical, constitutional, and political environment in which state legislatures exist, then focuses on their functions and processes, the people who serve in them, and their interaction with other key political institutions. A concluding chapter looks at characteristics that make each of the 50 state legislative bodies fascinating and unique.

Author: Thomas Little
ISBN-10: 1851097619
ISBN-13: 9781851097616
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2006
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.31lbs
Size: 10.28h x 7.22w x 1.27d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2006 pg. 197
Booklist 01/01/2007 pg. 136
School Library Journal 02/01/2007 pg. 76
Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr 01/01/2007 pg. 138
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2007 pg. 299