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Georgia Politics in a State of Change

by: Bullock, Charles S.; Gaddie, Ronald K.

Georgia Politics in a State of Change

by: Bullock, Charles S.; Gaddie, Ronald K.

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9780205706853
ISBN 10:
0205706851
Edition: 1st
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 12/02/2009
Publisher: Pearson
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Georgia Politics in a State of Changecombines historical background and the most current scholarship to tell the story of Georgia politics from the staters"s founding to the institutions, policies, and people changing Georgia today. Written with an entertaining, conversational style, this concise text provides expansive treatment of Georgia politics and covers new ground not available in any other book on the subject.

Preface	p. xi
Georgia Politics: From Talmadgism to Two-Party Competition	p. 1
Georgia and the Rule of the Rustics	p. 2
The Historic Past	p. 3
Bifactional Politics	p. 5
"Three Governors"	p. 7
Conclusion	p. 9
Georgia Geography and Politics	p. 10
The Fall Line and Georgia Regions	p. 10
Economic Implications of the Fall Line	p. 12
Geography of Antebellum Politics	p. 14
Geography of Reconstruction Georgia	p. 15
Regionalism in the One-Party System at Mid-Century	p. 18
Population Trends	p. 22
Conclusion	p. 25
Republican Rebirth, Democratic Delaying Actions	p. 26
Race, Republicans, and Georgia	p. 27
Rebuilding the GOP	p. 30
GOP Breakthrough	p. 33
Conclusion	p. 34
Constitutions and Institutions	p. 35
The Georgia Constitution	p. 36
Contrasting the Georgia and U.S. Constitutions	p. 36
Georgia and the Bill of Rights	p. 37
From Trustee Charter to Constitutional Colony	p. 38
The Constitution of 1777	p. 38
The Constitution of 1789	p. 39
The Constitution of 1798	p. 40
The Constitution of 1861	p. 40
The Constitution of 1865	p. 41
The Constitution of 1868	p. 42
The Constitution of 1877	p. 43
The Constitution of 1945	p. 44
The Constitution of 1983	p. 45
Amending: U.S. Constitution versus Georgia Constitution	p. 46
Amendment Process	p. 47
Making Change More Difficult	p. 47
Conclusion	p. 48
Interlude: votefordanae.com	p. 49
Lawmaking 101	p. 50
"Target on the Back"	p. 52
Post-Elective Career	p. 53
The Georgia General Assembly	p. 55
Personnel	p. 56
Campaign Finance	p. 60
Legislative Elections	p. 62
Party Leadership	p. 63
The Legislative Process	p. 65
Innovation and Change	p. 67
Cleavages	p. 68
Staff Support and Resources	p. 70
Norms Governing Behavior	p. 70
Conclusion	p. 73
The Executive Branch	p. 75
The Governor	p. 75
Governor's Responsibilities	p. 77
Governor's Personal Staff	p. 83
Lieutenant Governor	p. 84
Other Constitutional Offices	p. 85
Secretary of State	p. 85
Attorney General	p. 86
Insurance Commissioner	p. 87
State School Superintendent	p. 87
Commissioner of Agriculture	p. 89
Commissioner of Labor	p. 89
Public Service Commission	p. 89
Department of Transportation	p. 90
Campaign Finance	p. 90
Conclusion	p. 91
The Judicial System	p. 92
Georgia's Court System	p. 93
Trial Court Proceedings	p. 94
Appellate Proceedings	p. 95
Amicus Curiae	p. 96
Bases for Judicial Decisions	p. 96
Judicial Selection	p. 97
Judicial Contests Become More Political	p. 99
Judicial Misconduct	p. 100
Judicial Officers	p. 100
Conclusion	p. 101
Local Government	p. 102
County Government	p. 102
Commissioners	p. 103
Consolidated Government	p. 106
Municipal Government	p. 106
Local Public Officials	p. 111
Local Revenues	p. 114
The Urbanization of Georgia: Balkan Atlanta	p. 115
An Instance of Regional Government: MARTA	p. 120
Conclusion	p. 122
Agents of Change	p. 123
Voting Rights in Georgia	p. 124
Georgia and Discriminatory Voting Practices	p. 124
Georgia and the Voting Rights Act	p. 125
African American Office Holding in Georgia	p. 131
Conclusion	p. 133
Georgiamanders	p. 134
One-Person, One-Vote in Georgia	p. 134
Racial and Partisan Consequences of Redistricting	p. 136
Redisricting in a New Century	p. 142
Redisricting and Partisanship	p. 145
Regional Shift in Power	p. 145
The Future	p. 146
Conclusion	p. 146
Linking the Public to the Government	p. 147
Political Parties	p. 148
Party in the Electorate	p. 148
Party Organization	p. 149
Party in the Government	p. 152
Conclusion	p. 152
Interest Groups	p. 154
Types of Groups	p. 154
Who Becomes a Lobbyist?	p. 160
The Impact of the Change in Party Control on Lobbying	p. 161
Ethics Reform	p. 163
Conclusion	p. 164
The Electoral Process	p. 166
Primaries	p. 166
Presidential Primary	p. 168
General Elections	p. 169
Municipal Elections	p. 171
Special Elections	p. 171
Registration	p. 172
The Act of Voting	p. 172
Participation by Ethnic Groups	p. 173
Conclusion	p. 175
Education Policy	p. 177
Contemporary Education in Georgia	p. 177
Completion and Dropout Rates and Academic Performance	p. 180
The Evolution of Public Education in Georgia	p. 180
Educating the Freedmen	p. 180
Early Education Reform	p. 182
The Sibley Commission	p. 183
QBE: The Quality Basic Education Act	p. 184
The Lottery and HOPE	p. 185
Recent Efforts: A+ Education Reform Act and No Child Left Behind	p. 186
"Tough Times"	p. 186
Conclusion	p. 187
Index	p. 189
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