Governors, Grants, and Elections

Governors, Grants, and Elections
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Publisher : JHU Press
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 9781421417714
ISBN-13 : 1421417715
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Synopsis Governors, Grants, and Elections by : Sean Nicholson-Crotty

Each year, states receive hundreds of billions of dollars in grants-in-aid from the federal government. Gubernatorial success is often contingent upon the pursuit and allocation of these grants. In Governors, Grants, and Elections, Sean Nicholson-Crotty reveals the truth about how U.S. governors strategically utilize these funds. Far from spending federal money in apolitical ways, they usually pursue their own policy interests in the hopes of maximizing their or their party’s electoral success. Nicholson-Crotty analyzes three decades of data on the receipt and expenditure of grants in all fifty states. He also draws compelling evidence from governors’ public speeches and interviews with state officials. Ultimately, he demonstrates that incumbent governors’ use of grants to deliver policies desired by core constituentsâ€�along with their opportunistic funding of public and private goods that appeal to noncore median votersâ€�enables them to increase approval, legislative success, and, ultimately, vote share for themselves or their parties. The inaugural book in the Johns Hopkins Studies in American Public Policy and Management series, Governors, Grants, and Elections is a significant and accessible work of public policy scholarship that sits at the nexus of multiple fields within political science.

Public Funding of Presidential Elections

Public Funding of Presidential Elections
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Total Pages : 16
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000044543514
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Synopsis Public Funding of Presidential Elections by : United States. Federal Election Commission

Federal Election Campaign Laws

Federal Election Campaign Laws
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Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : WISC:89124143793
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Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Federal Election Campaign Laws by : United States

Oregon Blue Book

Oregon Blue Book
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Total Pages : 232
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951D02887045M
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Rating : 4/5 (5M Downloads)

Synopsis Oregon Blue Book by : Oregon. Office of the Secretary of State

American Government 3e

American Government 3e
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 1738998479
ISBN-13 : 9781738998470
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis American Government 3e by : Glen Krutz

Black & white print. American Government 3e aligns with the topics and objectives of many government courses. Faculty involved in the project have endeavored to make government workings, issues, debates, and impacts meaningful and memorable to students while maintaining the conceptual coverage and rigor inherent in the subject. With this objective in mind, the content of this textbook has been developed and arranged to provide a logical progression from the fundamental principles of institutional design at the founding, to avenues of political participation, to thorough coverage of the political structures that constitute American government. The book builds upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications. The goal of each section is to enable students not just to recognize concepts, but to work with them in ways that will be useful in later courses, future careers, and as engaged citizens. In order to help students understand the ways that government, society, and individuals interconnect, the revision includes more examples and details regarding the lived experiences of diverse groups and communities within the United States. The authors and reviewers sought to strike a balance between confronting the negative and harmful elements of American government, history, and current events, while demonstrating progress in overcoming them. In doing so, the approach seeks to provide instructors with ample opportunities to open discussions, extend and update concepts, and drive deeper engagement.

The Presidential Public Funding Program

The Presidential Public Funding Program
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Total Pages : 88
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ISBN-10 : WISC:89113429195
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Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis The Presidential Public Funding Program by : United States. Federal Election Commission

Super PACs

Super PACs
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Publisher : Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Total Pages : 113
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ISBN-10 : 9780737776553
ISBN-13 : 0737776552
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Super PACs by : Louise I. Gerdes

The passage of Citizens United by the Supreme Court in 2010 sparked a renewed debate about campaign spending by large political action committees, or Super PACs. Its ruling said that it is okay for corporations and labor unions to spend as much as they want in advertising and other methods to convince people to vote for or against a candidate. This book provides a wide range of opinions on the issue. Includes primary and secondary sources from a variety of perspectives; eyewitnesses, scientific journals, government officials, and many others.

The Power of American Governors

The Power of American Governors
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 301
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ISBN-10 : 9781139576932
ISBN-13 : 1139576933
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis The Power of American Governors by : Thad Kousser

With limited authority over state lawmaking, but ultimate responsibility for the performance of government, how effective are governors in moving their programs through the legislature? This book advances a new theory about what makes chief executives most successful and explores this theory through original data. Thad Kousser and Justin H. Phillips argue that negotiations over the budget, on the one hand, and policy bills on the other are driven by fundamentally different dynamics. They capture these dynamics in models informed by interviews with gubernatorial advisors, cabinet members, press secretaries and governors themselves. Through a series of novel empirical analyses and rich case studies, the authors demonstrate that governors can be powerful actors in the lawmaking process, but that what they're bargaining over – the budget or policy – shapes both how they play the game and how often they can win it.

FEMA Preparedness Grants Manual - Version 2 February 2021

FEMA Preparedness Grants Manual - Version 2 February 2021
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ISBN-10 : 1954285388
ISBN-13 : 9781954285385
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis FEMA Preparedness Grants Manual - Version 2 February 2021 by : Fema

FEMA has the statutory authority to deliver numerous disaster and non-disaster financial assistance programs in support of its mission, and that of the Department of Homeland Security, largely through grants and cooperative agreements. These programs account for a significant amount of the federal funds for which FEMA is accountable. FEMA officials are responsible and accountable for the proper administration of these funds pursuant to federal laws and regulations, Office of Management and Budget circulars, and federal appropriations law principles.

Gender and Elections

Gender and Elections
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 339
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ISBN-10 : 9781316025444
ISBN-13 : 1316025446
Rating : 4/5 (44 Downloads)

Synopsis Gender and Elections by : Susan J. Carroll

The updated edition of this book describes the role of gender in the American electoral process through the 2008 elections. It strikes a balance between highlighting the most important developments for women as voters and candidates in the 2008 elections and providing a deeper analysis of the ways that gender has helped shape electoral politics in the United States. Individual chapters demonstrate the importance of gender in understanding presidential elections, voter participation and turnout, voting choices, the participation of African American women, congressional elections, the support of political parties and women's organizations, candidate communications with voters, and state elections. This updated volume also includes new chapters that analyze the roles of Latinas in US politics and chronicle the candidacies of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin.