Rhode Island Politics And Government

Author : Maureen Moakley,Elmer E. Cornwell
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0803282702

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Rhode Island Politics and Government by Maureen Moakley,Elmer E. Cornwell Pdf

Rhode Island is the smallest state in the union, yet it is also one of the most densely populated. Its political culture has until recently resembled the old-style patronage politics of a city-state. The Ocean State's politics have been highly individualistic, contentious, and distinct from those of surrounding states since its founding by Roger Williams. The state's individualism is embodied in the statue?"The Independent Man"?that stands atop its statehouse.øRhode Island Politics and Government is an essential introduction to the history, structure, and characteristics of politics in Rhode Island. Explained in turn are such components and factors as the state's constitution, general assembly, executive branch, party system, interest groups, budgetary process, and relationship to the federal government. The authors also explore the nature of local government.

Author : Maureen Moakley,Elmer E. Cornwell
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0803232187

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Rhode Island Politics and Government by Maureen Moakley,Elmer E. Cornwell Pdf

Rhode Island is the smallest state in the union, yet it is also one of the most densely populated. Its political culture has until recently resembled the old-style patronage politics of a city-state. The Ocean State's politics have been highly individualistic, contentious, and distinct from those of surrounding states since its founding by Roger Williams. The state's individualism is embodied in the statue?"The Independent Man"?that stands atop its statehouse.øRhode Island Politics and Government is an essential introduction to the history, structure, and characteristics of politics in Rhode Island. Explained in turn are such components and factors as the state's constitution, general assembly, executive branch, party system, interest groups, budgetary process, and relationship to the federal government. The authors also explore the nature of local government.

Author : Maureen Moakley,Emily Lynch
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1930483082

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The State of Rhode Island by Maureen Moakley,Emily Lynch Pdf

In The State Of Rhode Island: Politics and Government, scholars and experts at universities and organizations across the Ocean State provide an engaging analysis of current issues in chapters and essays on the political institutions, public policy, and political behavior in Rhode Island. This book is meant for a wide audience, including students, political actors, and interested general readers.

Author : Thomas Davis
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 102115220X

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Rhode Island Politics, and Journalism by Thomas Davis Pdf

This fascinating letter provides a firsthand account of the political and journalistic landscape in Rhode Island in the years leading up to the Civil War. Written by Thomas Davis, a prominent newspaper editor and political figure, the letter is addressed to Henry B. Anthony, a U.S. Senator from Rhode Island. The letter provides a detailed look at the workings of Rhode Island politics, including the state's dominant political parties and key figures in the state government. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of Rhode Island politics or the lead-up to the Civil War. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Paul Caranci
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0692601929

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Scoundrels by Paul Caranci Pdf

It has been said that political corruption is as old as government itself. Yet despite its timeless nature and its devastating impact on society, "political corruption" remains an elusive term that is difficult to define. In order to fully grasp its impact on government and society as a whole, it is critical to first have at least a cursory understanding of what corruption is and how it is measured. Using several infamous instances of corruption in Rhode Island politics as its framework (considered by many to be one of our nation's most corrupt states), Scoundrels: Defining Corruption Through Tales of Political Intrigue in Rhode Island attempts to define what has not always been easily recognized and for years, has eluded traditional definition. This book examines and categorizes various forms of corruption - including both active and passive practices - that have negative and deteriorating affects not only on the individuals who fall victim to the corrupt acts, but on society as a whole. Scoundrels is an unsettling chronicle of corruption in our times. And the authors warn that until all citizens unite in their opposition to, and the exposing of, all government corruption, nothing in our society will change, and our government of the people, by the people and for the people will continue to hurt the people it was intended to help.

Author : James Wilford Garner
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 542 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1917-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781465510907

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Government in the United States by James Wilford Garner Pdf

Author : David C. Saffell,Harry Basehart
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Humanities, Social Sciences & World Languages
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015045960526

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State and Local Government by David C. Saffell,Harry Basehart Pdf

Author : Charles Carroll
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1924
Category : Rhode Island
ISBN : OSU:32435011641487

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Outline of Government in Rhode Island by Charles Carroll Pdf

Author : Professor and Chair of Religious Studies Thomas H Thomas Davis,Thomas Davis
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-02-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0656128194

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Rhode Island Politics and Journalism by Professor and Chair of Religious Studies Thomas H Thomas Davis,Thomas Davis Pdf

Excerpt from Rhode Island Politics and Journalism: A Letter From Thomas Davis, to Hon. Henry B. Anthony, U. S. Senator There is another question that agitates our community and that threatens the most serious consequences to a great department of our government. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Charles Austin Beard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : United States
ISBN : UCAL:$B565518

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American Government and Politics by Charles Austin Beard Pdf

Author : Rhode Island. Department of State
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1935
Category : Rhode Island
ISBN : STANFORD:36105014134261

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Manual, with Rules and Orders, for the Use of the General Assembly of the State of Rhode Island by Rhode Island. Department of State Pdf

Vols. for 1867/68- include section with special t.p.: Civil government of Rhode Island.

Author : Lincoln Steffens
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1230329439

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The Struggle for Self-Government; Being an Attempt to Trace American Political Corruption to Its Sources in Six States of the United States by Lincoln Steffens Pdf

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ...men done with it? The old aristocracy, we have seen, drove the people to revolt. The old manufacturers sought a high protective tariff, and they got it. The railroads sought rights, privileges, and property, and they got them in the way they preferred, by bribery, not by a fair contract with the State. This is what Rhode Island's older business rulers did with political power. Now for the " trolley crowd "; what have they done with it? They financed it. They organized it into a company which they are selling to outside capitalists. "They" are Marsden J. Perry, William G. Roelker, and the Hon. Nelson W. Aldrich. Perry is the business man. He began life a poor boy, had some sort of connection with a theatrical show, till, entering the chattel mortgage business, he made himself a banker, promoter, and finally Rhode Island's first captain of finance. He is really an able man, dangerous, but only because he is spoiled by power. Roelker is the lawyer. Counsel to corporations, he was after money, and when they all got that he retired to play at Newport. Aldrich is the politician of the group. He also began life humbly, as a clerk and bookkeeper, first in a market, then in a wholesale grocery business, and in this he worked up to a partnership. Thus he was a business man originally--he is yet, for that matter--but business men in Rhode Island do not neglect politics, and Aldrich became alderman, legislator, Speaker of the House, Congressman, and, finally, Senator. Having served it step by step, this leader of the United States Senate may truly be said to be a product, as he is now the supreme head, of the Rhode Island System. There were others concerned with these three men, but they, representing the business, the law, and...

Author : Virginia Gray,Russell L. Hanson
Publisher : C Q Press College
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1568027737

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Politics in the American States by Virginia Gray,Russell L. Hanson Pdf

Continues a tradition of combining top-notch research with innovative pedagogy, bringing students unsurpassed content, accessible writing, and comprehensive comparative analysis of the 50 states. Twenty authors actively engaged in the study of state politics and government-provide through coverage of the key topics, including foundational chapters on intergovernmental relations, and the legislative process, as well as new chapters on the initiative process and specific policy areas such as education and taxes.

Author : Sheldon Whitehouse
Publisher : New Press, The
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781620972083

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Captured by Sheldon Whitehouse Pdf

A U.S. senator, leading the fight against money in politics, chronicles the long shadow corporate power has cast over our democracy In Captured, U.S. Senator and former federal prosecutor Sheldon Whitehouse offers an eye-opening take on what corporate influence looks like today from the Senate Floor, adding a first-hand perspective to Jane Mayer’s Dark Money. Americans know something is wrong in their government. Senator Whitehouse combines history, legal scholarship, and personal experiences to provide the first hands-on, comprehensive explanation of what's gone wrong, exposing multiple avenues through which our government has been infiltrated and disabled by corporate powers. Captured reveals an original oversight by the Founders, and shows how and why corporate power has exploited that vulnerability: to strike fear in elected representatives who don’t “get right” by threatening million-dollar "dark money" election attacks (a threat more effective and less expensive than the actual attack); to stack the judiciary—even the Supreme Court—in "business-friendly" ways; to "capture” the administrative agencies meant to regulate corporate behavior; to undermine the civil jury, the Constitution's last bastion for ordinary citizens; and to create a corporate "alternate reality" on public health and safety issues like climate change. Captured shows that in this centuries-long struggle between corporate power and individual liberty, we can and must take our American government back into our own hands.

Author : Diane D. Blair,Jay Barth
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780803204898

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Arkansas Politics and Government by Diane D. Blair,Jay Barth Pdf

Published a decade and a half after the late Diane D. Blair s influential book Arkansas Politics and Government, this freshly revised edition builds on her work, which highlighted both the decades of failure by Arkansas's government to live up to the state s motto of Regnat Populus ( The People Rule ) and the positive trends of democracy. Since the first edition, Arkansas has seen the two-term U.S. presidency of a native son, the retirement of players who defined the state s politics in the modern era, the further realignment of the state s electorate, the passage of the nation s most extreme legislative term limits, the complete overhaul of the state s court system, and the declaration that the state s public education system was unconstitutionally inadequate and inequitable. While maintaining the basic structure of Blair s original work with its focus on important historical patterns and the ways in which the past continues to shape the present, the second edition details the causes and consequences of recent changes in Arkansas and asks whether they are profound and permanent or merely transitory variations in symbol and style. Jay Barth argues that although Arkansas currently expresses a healthier representative democracy than throughout most of its history, its political and governmental entities are still sharply limited as effective instruments of the people.