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Offers an accessible analysis of Utah's political cultures, starting with the state's unique pioneer heritage, its development into a secular American state, and its explosive modern growth. The book covers the state constitution and its place in the federal system, ongoing public lands disputes, and major political institutions.

Washington State Politics and Government explains how the many parts of government function and introduces readers to a diverse array of people who are actually in government, including how they got there and what it is they’re trying to do.

Two values often at odds with each other - competition and compassion - dominate New York's political culture. In this overview of New York politics, five scholars explore the state's paradoxical political culture, examining its local, regional, and national components through the years.

Discusses the roles played by Nevada's present US senators in two of the state's controversies with the federal government: the longstanding water rights dispute between Native Americans and Nevada's ranchers; and the decade-long fight against the establishment of the nation's first permanent nuclear waste depository at Yucca Mountain.

Takes a comprehensive approach to Kentucky politics and government. The author uses the details of the state's political institutions and processes, its policy issues, and its place in national politics to demonstrate the tension between Kentucky's forces of change and its inertia.

Provides a comprehensive analysis of both the historical and the contemporary dimensions of the politics and government of the ""First State"". William W. Boyer and Edward C. Ratledge provide an overview of Delaware's history, structure, and present politics and explain why one of the smallest states in the United States is also one of the most powerful.

Provides a useful overview of the history, structure, and distinctive characteristics of the political system in the North Star State. Drawing on survey research, electoral analysis, interview data, and political experience, the authors examine contemporary politics in Minnesota, emphasizing in particular its moralistic dimension.

Remote and thinly populated, Maine was long insulated from many of the demographic and economic trends of states to the south. Maine Politics and Government traces recent changes in the state's system as agriculture, manufacturing, and maritime trades have ceded dominance to high-tech businesses, extensive commercial development, and an expanding governmental sector.

Alaska is the largest and one of the least populated of the fifty states. This work examines Alaska's character and the forces shaping it. It describes the workings of Alaska's government: the executive, legislative, and judicial branches, as well as the state's relations with the federal government.

Presents a view of the Magnolia State to consider the dramatic social, economic, and politi-cal changes taking place there. This title also presents social history and analysis of the state's executive, legislative, and judicial branches. It addresses the role of interest groups in effecting change and the shifting allegiances of political panics.

Oklahoma is a plains state exemplifying the Middle American virtues of family, lodge, and church; and, a southern state in the path of the power shift from the industrial East to the energy-rich sunbelt. This title examines the history of Oklahoma and the place of Native Americans in this former Indian Territory.

Highlights both the decades of failure by Arkansas' government to live up to the state's motto of Regnat Populus ("The People Rule") and the positive trends of democracy. This book argues that Arkansas' political and governmental entities are sharply limited as effective instruments of "the people".

Examining politics in Idaho through the lens of ideology (i.e., conservative versus liberal) or partisanship (i.e., Democrat versus Republican) does not illuminate the more fundamental dynamics of the state's political environment. Unlike other states that are divided on partisan or traditional ideological lines, Idaho tends to be divided between its libertarian and communitarian visions of the role of government and the place of the individual in society.In Idaho Politics and Government, Jasper M. LiCalzi examines the complex world of Idaho politics, where morality dominates but a heartily libertarian strain of individualism keeps lawmakers from falling into the liberal versus conservative dialogue prevalent in other states. After opening with the ultrasound bill failure as a recent example of Idaho's political culture, LiCalzi traces the influence of individuals and party factions from the 1960s through the present before moving on to the inner workings of government itself, with all its institutions and extra-governmental extensions. He closes with another recent Idaho bill concerning the topics of child support and Sharia (Islamic) law, giving readers yet another glimpse of the workings of Idaho politics and the continuing clash between the community and the individual.Presenting a continuum of political views from an emphasis on the individual (personified by Thomas Jefferson) to a focus on community (personified by Alexander Hamilton), LiCalzi provides a new method for understanding political actions and situations in Idaho.

For most of the nation, Alabama government is emblemized by Governor George Wallace blocking the entry to the University of Alabama, defying court-ordered integration and championing states' - rights slogans. This title brings a sense of its colorful past about its government and political institutions.

Michigan, like most of the states formed from the old Northwest, originated as a state of farmers, fishermen, and lumbermen and remained so until Detroit emerged as a major industrial center at the turn of the twentieth century. This book focuses on Michigan's need to cope with its vacillating economy.

A concise history of Colorado's constitution and central political institutions

Provides an overview of the Oregon state's politics and government. This title explains how the divide between progressives and conservative populists defines Oregon politics.

Traces the development of the state Wisconsin and its progressive heritage from the early territorial experience to contemporary times. This title examines the state's constitution, legislature, office of the governor, courts, political parties and elections, interest groups, social welfare policy, local governments, and more.

Tucked between the larger commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Virginia and overshadowed by the political maneuverings of Washington, DC, Maryland has often been overlooked in studies of state governmental systems. With the publication of this volume, the challenging demographic diversity, geographic variety, and dynamic Democratic pragmatism of Maryland finally get their due.

Analyzes the development and operation of one of the country's fastest-growing states. The author cogently explains the distinctive history and culture of Arizona politics, thoroughly describing the development, structure, and operation of major components of the governing system.

Hawai'i is in many ways the most unique of the American states. This title brings together information on historical development, ethnic relations, public institutions, political culture, and fresh issues to discover both the similarities and the differences between Hawai'i and the rest of the country.

The rich history of Kansas politics continues to generate an abundant literature. This volume uses the prism of political cultures to interpret Kansas politics and disclose the intimate connections between the state's past and its current politics.