American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition (Harrison)

Chapter 18: State and Local Government

Chapter Summary

In its analysis of the 87,000-plus state and local government entities, this chapter explains the following:

  • Citizen engagement through the use of direct democratic devices such as open meeting laws and ballot measures
  • The common principles and structures of state constitutions and local charters
  • The diversity in political cultures, people, and resources affecting state and local government policymaking
  • Budgeting concepts and processes of state and local governments
  • State and local government intergovernmental relations with the federal government
  • The institutions of state government, as opposed to the federal government
  • The general-purpose and single-purpose local government forms

Harrison:  American Democracy Now, 2nd Edition
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