Government and Politics in Missouri
Author: Eugene Fair
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Published: 1922
Total Pages: 222
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Power Politics and the Missouri Synod
Author: James C. Burkee
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2013-09-30
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781451465389
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPower, Politics, and the Missouri Synod follows the rise of two Lutheran clergymen - Herman Otten and J. A. O. Preus - who led different wings of a conservative movement that seized control of a theologically conservative but socially and politically moderate church denomination (LCMS) and drove "moderates" from the church in the 1970s. The schism within what was then one of the largest Protestant denominations in the United States ultimately reshaped the landscape of American Lutheranism and fostered the polarization that characterizes today's Lutheran churches.
Missouri Government and Politics
Author: Richard J. Hardy
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 440
ISBN-13: 9780826209900
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince the publication of the first edition in 1985, Missouri Government and Politics has been widely acclaimed as an outstanding text. This revised and enlarged edition updates all of the chapters to reflect the changes that have occurred in the state's government during the last decade. Five new chapters have been added on topics previously unaddressed: economic development, energy, and the environment; state policy making in higher education; funding for education in the 1990s; the statewide elected executive officials; and the types of law in Missouri. The twenty-six chapters are grouped into four main categories: "The Context of Missouri Politics," "State Governmental Framework," "Policies and Policy Making in Missouri," and "Local Government and Politics in Missouri." Helpful additions to the basic text include more than fifty tables and figures, a glossary giving clear definitions of many governmental terms, and a bibliography on Missouri politics and government. The authors have become experts about Missouri by serving as teachers and researchers in Missouri colleges and universities, as candidates and workers in Missouri political campaigns, and as officeholders and public administrators in Missouri state government. Their collective experience in Missouri politics ensures that this new edition provides the most thorough and comprehensive overview of the structure and inner workings of Missouri's political system.
St. Louis Politics
Author: Lana Stein
Publisher: Missouri History Museum
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9781883982447
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere are two defining moments in St. Louis political history: the 1876 divorce of the city from its county and the 1914 charter adoption. The institutions created at these times produced a factional and fragmented city government, thoroughly grounded in machine politics. Stein examines major themes in urban politics over the last century: race, redevelopment, suburbanization, and leadership. St. Louis mayors must deal with the comptroller and the president of the board of aldermen plus twenty-eight aldermen elected from wards. State law says the city must also have eight county offices--offices that perform county functions for the city. Power is difficult to amass in this factional and fragmented universe. In St. Louis politics, consensus building and alliances can prove to be more important than election-night victory. St. Louis's political culture stems from the city's fragmented nature. Its philosophy is often: "you go along to get along" or "go home from the dance with the guy that brung you." Individual friendships are of great importance. Within this environment, class and racial cleavages also affect political decision making. Although St. Louis elected its first African American official in 1918, genuine political incorporation has been long in coming. Several decades ago, issues of class and race prevented St. Louis from adopting a new charter, with more streamlined public offices. Today, some St. Louisans cry out for home rule and governmental reform. Stein's work helps to demonstrate that institutions structure political behavior and outcomes. Changing institutions can make a difference, after political culture adapts to the new playing field.
Mr. Smith Goes to Prison
Author: Jeff Smith
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2015-09
Total Pages: 285
ISBN-13: 1250058406
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA politician's humorous memoir of his year in federal prison, with a viable prescription for a more productive, cost-effective corrections system.
Contesting Conformity
Author: Jennie C. Ikuta
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 193
ISBN-13: 0190087846
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNon-conformity in American public life -- Countering conformity through intellectual freedom in Tocqueville's Democracy in America -- Contesting conformity through individuality in Mill's On liberty -- Refusing conformity through creativity in Nietzsche.
Bureaucracy in America
Author: Joseph Postell
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 2017-07-30
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 0826273785
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe rise of the administrative state is the most significant political development in American politics over the past century. While our Constitution separates powers into three branches, and requires that the laws are made by elected representatives in the Congress, today most policies are made by unelected officials in agencies where legislative, executive, and judicial powers are combined. This threatens constitutionalism and the rule of law. This book examines the history of administrative power in America and argues that modern administrative law has failed to protect the principles of American constitutionalism as effectively as earlier approaches to regulation and administration.
Why States Matter
Author: Gary F. Moncrief
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2017-01-12
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1442268077
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen it comes to voting, taxes, environmental regulations, social services, education, criminal justice, political parties, property rights, gun control, marriage and a whole host of other modern American issues, the state in which a citizen resides makes a difference. That idea—that the political decisions made by those in state-level offices are of tremendous importance to the lives of people whose states they govern—is the fundamental concept explored in this book. Gary F. Moncrief and Peverill Squire introduce students to the very tangible and constantly evolving implications, limitations, and foundations of America’s state political institutions, and accessibly explain the ways that the political powers of the states manifest themselves in the cultures, economies, and lives of everyday Americans, and always will.
Illinois Politics
Author: James D. Nowlan
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 2010-10-01
Total Pages: 282
ISBN-13: 0252092015
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConsidered a microcosm of the nation, the state of Illinois stretches almost four hundred miles from its northern limit at the Wisconsin line to its southern tip at Cairo, nestled between Kentucky and Missouri. Its political culture is as intriguing as the state is long. Illinois has produced presidents and leading members of Congress. It also has a long history of political corruption, including, in recent years, the federal indictments of two consecutive governors. The population of the state is exceptionally diverse, with a significant number of new immigrants. Its political allegiance, once firmly Republican, has trended ever more Democratic. Illinois can be divided neatly into three distinct regions: Chicago, the suburban collar surrounding the city, and the ninety-five downstate counties. Based on the research and experience of respected veterans of Illinois politics, this book shows how the government runs, how politics operates, and what obstacles and opportunities exist for change. It explains how power is exercised and how parties compete for it. For engaged citizens, scholars, and students, Illinois Politics: A Citizen's Guide is a timely and much-needed roadmap for positive change.
Government and Politics in Missouri (Classic Reprint)
Author: Eugene Fair
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Published: 2018-01-20
Total Pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780483488922
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExcerpt from Government and Politics in Missouri It is somewhat difficult for most Of us to get an idea of the size Of the county in which we live. It is still more difficult to get an idea Of the size Of our state and we can hardly even imagine how large our whole United States is. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
