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| Understanding Political Decision Making | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Local Government: Why Study It? | |
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| Governments and Communities | |
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| Two Meanings of Community | |
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| The Organized Local Community | |
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| Who Governs, and to What Ends? | |
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| Politics, Government, and Democracy | |
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| Power or Resources? | |
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| What Is the Degree of Structuring in Community Decision Making? | |
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| Evolution of Community Power Patterns | |
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| Who Governs in Cities Today? | |
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| What Can We Conclude? | |
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| The Legal Authority of Cities: Constraints and Powers | |
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| Land-Use Control | |
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| Choosing the Form of Local Government | |
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| Housekeeping Functions | |
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| The Newer Uses of Eminent Domain | |
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| The Impact of Federal and State Regulation on Cities | |
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| Sources of Local Government Revenues and Their Constraints | |
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| Revenue Sources | |
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| Property Tax | |
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| "Income" Tax | |
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| Sales Tax | |
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| User Fees | |
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| Miscellaneous Fees | |
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| Intergovernmental Transfers | |
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| Borrowing | |
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| Gambling and Lotteries | |
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| Taxation Problems for Municipal Decision Makers | |
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| The Fairness Problem | |
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| The Competition Problem | |
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| The Enforcement Feasibility Problem | |
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| The Problem of Earmarking | |
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| The Problem of Preemption and Mandates | |
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| The Problem of Terms and Conditions of Grants | |
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| Other Administrative Costs | |
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| Organized Interests in the Decision-Making Process | |
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| What Are Organized Interests? | |
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| Organized Interests Operations | |
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| Institutional Groups | |
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| Economic Interest Groups | |
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| Ad Hoc Groups | |
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| Culture War Issues | |
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| Implementing Democracy | |
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| Policy Initiation | |
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| Citizen-Initiated Policy Proposals | |
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| Administration-Initiated Policy Proposals | |
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| Agenda Setting and the Policy Process | |
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| Political Recruitment | |
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| Who Runs? | |
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| How Are They Selected? | |
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| Local Government Issues | |
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| Two Types of Issues | |
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| The Scale of Issues | |
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| The Stakes of Issues | |
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| Citizen Access to Decision Makers | |
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| Responsiveness of Decision Makers | |
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| Redistributive Policies | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Forms of Local Government | |
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| Weak-Mayor and Council Form | |
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| Strong-Mayor and Council Form | |
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| Commission Form | |
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| Council-Manager Form | |
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| The Strong-Mayor and Council Form versus the Council-Manager Form | |
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| Land Use Planning, Planning Departments, and Planning Commissions | |
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| Land Use Planning | |
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| Planning Department | |
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| Zoning | |
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| Planning Commission | |
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| Zoning Enforcement and Change | |
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| Simulating Political Decision Making | |
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| Welcome to Camelot | |
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| Introduction to Simulation | |
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| Why a Simulation? | |
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| What to Look For | |
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| Other Things to Keep in Mind | |
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| Starting the Simulation | |
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| How to Use the Materials | |
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| How to Begin | |
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| The Camelot Daily News | |
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| Simulation Time and Real Time | |
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| The Order of Business in a Sample City Council Meeting | |
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| Council Meeting: First Session of Simulation, Agenda | |
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| Planning Commission Meeting: First Session of Simulation, Agenda | |
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| Council Meeting: Second Session of Simulation, Agenda | |
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| Planning Commission Meeting: Second Session of Simulation, Agenda | |
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| How to Run a Meeting | |
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| Rules of Parliamentary Procedure | |
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| How to Put a Motion on the Floor | |
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| How to Get to the Vote on Any Debatable Motion | |
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| Issues | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Resolution of Sympathy | |
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| The Fairness in Housing and Employment Issue | |
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| The Officer Protection Program Issue | |
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| Background Information | |
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| The Beauty Salon Zone Variance Issue | |
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| The Downtown Hotel Plaza Issue | |
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| The Budget Issue | |
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| The Massage Therapy Facility Issue | |
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| The Smoking Ban Issue | |
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| The "Obscene Photographs" Issue | |
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| The Strip Mall Development Issue | |
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| The Home for Unmarried Pregnant Teenagers Issue | |
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| The Topless Bar and Grill Issue | |
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| The Fire Hose Issue | |
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| The Noise Ordinance Issue | |
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| The Eminent Domain Issue | |
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| The Drug Testing Issue | |
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| The USA Patriot Act Issue | |
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| Setting | |
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| The Wildflowers Issue | |
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| The Private Use of Public Space Issue | |
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| Background | |
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| The Simulation | |
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| The Issues | |
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| The Couches in the Yards and on the Porches Issue | |
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| The Curfew Issue | |
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| The Rights of a Home Owner Issue: Home Decorations | |
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| Zoning Appeals Board Issues | |
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| The Carport Variance Request | |
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| The Art Sale from the R-2 Zone Home Variance Request | |
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| "The Sideyard or Backyard?" | |
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| Reference Materials | |
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| Camelot: Basic Data | |
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| Population | |
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| Economics in Camelot | |
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| Camelot: Area Descriptions | |
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| Camelot Heights | |
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| The Central Business District (CBD) | |
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| College Town | |
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| Crown Knolls | |
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| Forest Acres | |
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| Madisonville | |
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| North Madisonville | |
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| River Town | |
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| University Park | |
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| Camelot Acres | |
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| South Ridge | |
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| The Charter | |
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| Zoning Regulations and Land Use | |
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| The "Sunshine Law" | |
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| Elections | |
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| Election Procedures-City of Camelot | |
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| City of Camelot Sample Nominating Petition | |
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| Role Descriptions, Settings, and Lists of Duties | |
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| How to Use the Role Descriptions | |
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| Camelot City Government and Lists of Duties of Some of Its Officers | |
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| The Mayor | |
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| The Council, City Manager, and Assistant Manager | |
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| The Planning Commission | |
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| The Newspaper Roles | |
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| Involved Citizens | |
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| Role Request | |
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| City of Camelot Nominating Petition | |
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| Your Evaluation of Camelot | |
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| City of Camelot Initiative Petition | |
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| Topical Bibliographies | |
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| Index | |
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| Quick Reference Page | |