Governing States and Localities

Eighth Edition

by Kevin B. Smith and Alan Greenblatt

Student Resources

Introduction to State and Local Government: They Tax Dogs in West Virginia, Don’t They?
- Learning Objectives
- eFlashcards
Federalism: The Power Plan
- Learning Objectives
- eFlashcards
Constitutions: Operating Instructions
- Learning Objectives
- eFlashcards
Finance: Filling the Till and Paying the Bills
- Learning Objectives
- eFlashcards
Political Attitudes and Participation: Venting and Voting
- Learning Objectives
- eFlashcards
Parties and Interest Groups: Elephants, Donkeys, and Cash Cows
- Learning Objectives
- eFlashcards
Legislatures: The Art of Herding Cats
- Learning Objectives
- eFlashcards
Governors and Executives: There Is No Such Thing as Absolute Power
- Learning Objectives
- eFlashcards
Courts: Turning Law into Politics
- Learning Objectives
- eFlashcards
Bureaucracy: What Nobody Wants but Everybody Needs
- Learning Objectives
- eFlashcards
Local Government: Function Follows Form
- Learning Objectives
- eFlashcards
Metropolitics: The Hole Problem of Government
- Learning Objectives
- eFlashcards
Education: Reading, Writing, and Regulation
- Learning Objectives
- eFlashcards
Crime and Punishment
- Learning Objectives
- eFlashcards
Health and Welfare
- Learning Objectives
- eFlashcards
Environment and Climate Change: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
- Learning Objectives
- eFlashcards

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