Tennessee Government and Politics: Democracy in the Volunteer State

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John R. Vile, Mark E. Byrnes
Vanderbilt University Press, 1998 - Political Science - 303 pages
Tennessee Government and Politics offers a timely and comprehensive new survey of the state's political evolution. With its concise historical analysis, up-to-date presentation of contemporary issues, and appended state constitution, Tennessee Government and Politics will serve as a primary text for any course on Tennessee government and as a supplemental text for broader courses in state and local government or southern politics.

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Contents

FOUNDATIONS
1
The Tennessee Constitution
7
INSTITUTIONS
25
The Governorship
41
The Changing Court System
55
Local Government and Politics
76
POLITICS
92
Women in Tennessee Politics
106
Trends in Public Opinion 19891996
139
POLICIES
151
A Study of Evolving Public Policy
167
Finances of Tennessee State Government
182
The Political Economy of Foreign
202
Constitution of the State of Tennessee
217
Notes
250
Selected Bibliography
283

The Case of Memphis
115
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