Comprehensive overview of New York State government and politics.
In this updated edition of his classic text, Joseph F. Zimmerman offers a balanced presentation of the institutions and political processes of the Empire State. He begins with an overview of the state and offers chapters on federal-state and interstate relations; state-local relations; the constitution; political parties, elections, and interest groups; the state legislature; the governor; the ’fourth branch’ (the departments and agencies of the executive branch); the judiciary; and state finance, including state-local fiscal relations. Zimmerman emphasizes the legal foundations of the state as they influence greatly the behavior of leading public officers and interest groups. Most importantly, constitutional restrictions on the state legislature and local governments are examined, as well as the ingenious ways by which several restrictions upon the state legislature have been circumvented.
Innehållsförteckning
Preface
Acknowledgments
1. The Empire State
2. Federal-State and Interstate Relations
3. State-Local Relations
4. The Fundamental Document
5. Political Parties, Elections, and Interest Groups
6. The Legislature
7. His Excellency the Governor
8. The Fourth Branch
9. Justice for All
10. Financing the State
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Om författaren
Joseph F. Zimmerman is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Albany, State University of New York. His many books include Unifying the Nation: Article IV of the United States Constitution; The Initiative, Second Edition: Citizen Lawmaking; and Interstate Water Compacts: Intergovernmental Efforts to Manage America’s Water Resources, all published by SUNY Press.
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