Constitution: government and the state

Why was the government not capable of responding to human need in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina?

This book represents a revolutionary approach to political science, revealing the practical human basis of why the world works.

This title is part of UC Presss Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact.

The deliberate devaluation of Blacks and their communities has had very real, far-reaching, and negative economic and social effects.

Designing and operating an effective White House are critical to the success of any presidencyand to democracy in the United States.

The role that precedent plays in constitutional decision making is a perennially divisive subject among scholars of law and American politics.

Places constitutional law in its legal, historical and political context using contemporary examples.

Texas has created more constitutional law than any other state.

This book is a comprehensive compilation of all reports, testimony, correspondence and other publications issued by the GAO (Government Accountability Office) during the month of January, grouped according to topics.

We hear it everyday: government spending is out of control.

David J.

The book provides a clear assessment of the New Labour public policies and their outcomes in Britain under the leadership of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown from 1997-2009.

In What's Law Got to Do With It?

The Scottish independence question is one of the pivotal questions facing British politics and the future of the United Kingdom.

In this newly revised work, Michael Bowers presents an historical overview of constitutional development in the state of Nevada.

The use of referendums around the world has grown remarkably in the past thirty years and, in particular, referendums are today deployed more than ever in the settlement of constitutional questions, even in countries with little or no tradition of direct democracy.

By state law, graduates of public colleges and universities in Georgia must demonstrate proficiency with both the U.

Gerald Neuman discusses in historical and contemporary terms the repeated efforts of U.

Robert Young discusses the ways in which Canadians might reconstitute their country after Quebec separates and considers possible political and economic arrangements between Quebec and Canada - the "e;association"e; aspect of sovereignty-association - including the breakdown of economic cooperation.

The political theory of the Irish Constitution considers Irish constitutional law and the Irish constitutional tradition from the perspective of Republican theory.

Explains how abortion politics influenced a fundamental shift in conservative Christian politics, teaching conservatives to embrace rights arguments.

Ben Bernanke's history of the Federal Reserve and its response to the 2008 financial crisisIn 2012, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the U.

The Iranian Constitutional Revolution was the twentieth century's first such political movement in the Middle East.

Why did hundreds of Democratic strongholds break for Donald Trump in 2016 and stay loyal to him in 2020?

What institutional arrangements should a well-functioning constitutional democracy have?

The American Congress Reader is a supplement to the American Congress textbook.

This book explores why some members of Congress are more effective than others at navigating the legislative process and what this means.

Protecting Your Freedoms in Today's Cultural Warfare In America, the seeds of tyranny have taken rootand we're reaching critical tipping points on many societal battlefronts.

Larry Schweikart, a retired history professor, is ready to set the record straight on the American presidents.

This ground-breaking collection of essays outlines and explains the unique development of Latin American jurisprudence.

Waltenburg and Swinford provide a detailed and systematic examination of state government activity before the U.

Angesichts einer neuen Wohnungsfrage erfahren Städte einen Bedeutungsgewinn bei deren Lösung, es lässt sich eine Kommunalisierung der Wohnungspolitik beobachten.

A provocative analysis of recent American foreign policy and why it has been plagued by disasters like the "e;forever wars"e; in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Iranian Constitutional Revolution was the twentieth century's first such political movement in the Middle East.

This book explores the significance of religious resurgence and violence in Nigeria, and how informal local government power-sharing reduces communal Muslim-Christian violence.

En 1960, RENÉ LÉVESQUE fait le saut en politique avec l'«équipe du tonnerre» de Jean Lesage.

Social democrats have always understood that business will act differently if the rules governing economic life are changed: it is not because they share a commitment to gender equality that Scandinavian employers pay women and men wages that are virtually equal -- they do so because those are the rules.

Was slavery over when slaves gained formal emancipation?

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Written and designed by the staff of The Washington Post and illustrated by artist Jan Feindt, The Mueller Report Illustrated: The Obstruction Investigation brings to life the findings of special counsel Robert S.

In recent years the Supreme Court has been at the center of such political issues as abortion rights, the administration of police procedures, and the determination of the 2000 presidential election.

Constitutions divide into those that provide for a constitutionally protected set of rights, where courts can strike down legislation, and those where rights are protected predominantly by parliament, where courts can interpret legislation to protect rights, but cannot strike down legislation.

Through much of the 1990s, a newly hatched snake wreaked political havoc in the South.

Individuals vary in their ability to reflect on and override partisan impulses, affecting their ability to rationally evaluate politicians.