Kansas Politics and Government The Clash of Political Cultures

Name: Kansas Politics and Government The Clash of Political Cultures
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ISBN: 9780803269194

ISBN-10: 0803269196

ISBN-13: 9780803269194

Edition: 2010

Authors: H. Edward Flentje, Joseph Aistrup

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The rich history of Kansas politics continues to generate an abundant literature. The state's beginning as "Bleeding Kansas" followed by Prohibition, populism, the Progressive Era, and the Dust Bowl, through to the present day, have given local and national writers and scholars an intriguing topic for exploration. While historians and biographers shed light on pieces of this history, journalists focus on current political affairs in the state. Rarely, however, are past and present connected to fully illuminate an understanding of Kansas politics and government. This volume uses the prism of political cultures to interpret Kansas politics and disclose the intimate connections between the…

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List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Publication date: 3/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 290
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Introduction



Political Cultures



The Constitution



Elections and Political Parties



The State Legislature



The Governor



Interest Groups and Lobbying



State and Local Governments in a Federal Structure



Taxing, Spending, and Borrowing



Kansas Politics in State and Nation


Appendixes



The Kansas Court System



Summary of Legislation Governing Lobbying in Kansas


Notes


Suggestions for Further Reading


Index