Illinois Politics A Citizen's Guide

Name: Illinois Politics A Citizen's Guide
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ISBN: 9780252077029

ISBN-10: 0252077024

ISBN-13: 9780252077029

Edition: 2010

Authors: James D. Nowlan, Samuel K. Gove, Richard J. Winkel

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Illinois Politics: A Citizen's Guidesheds light on these important questions and more: Why has corruption flourished in Illinois even as reformers struggle for ethical change? How do the three regions of the state compete for resources? How does the legislature work? When did the state become so blue? What powers do the governor and other elected officials really have? How are judges appointed to and removed from the bench? Why does Illinois have more units of government than any other state? How did higher education lose ground as a funding priority? What role did politics play in the current budget deficit? And how can Illinois move beyond its status as the "most average state in the…

Book details

List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 8/1/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



Illinois in Perspective



Power, Parties, Groups, and the Media



Elections




Constitutions



The Legislature



The Executive



The Courts



The Intergovernmental Web



Education



Taxing and Spending



Illinois: Strong but not Achieving


Notes


Index