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    State and local governments provide important services. They impose significant regulations f on your life. Speed limits on highways. S d li it hi h Zoning ordinances in local communities. Communities (Zoning fight in denton.) can you name some additional ways that states or localities regulate y g your life? states seem less inclined to wait on the national government to solve the major problems of the day day. States have begun to take the initiative in important policy areas areas.

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    State and local governments provide important services. They impose significant regulations f on your life. Speed limits on highways. S d li it hi h Zoning ordinances in local communities. Communities (Zoning fight in denton.) can you name some additional ways that states or localities regulate y g your life? states seem less inclined to wait on the national government to solve the major problems of the day day. States have begun to take the initiative in important policy areas areas.

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    Introduction To The Study of State & Local

    Diunggah oleh

    AHMER040
    State and local governments provide important services. They impose significant regulations f on your life. Speed limits on highways. S d li it hi h Zoning ordinances in local communities. Communities (Zoning fight in denton.) can you name some additional ways that states or localities regulate y g your life? states seem less inclined to wait on the national government to solve the major problems of the day day. States have begun to take the initiative in important policy areas areas.

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    Introduction to the Study of

    St t & Local
    State L lP
    Politics
    liti

    Political Science 3010


    Why Study State and Local Government?

    { They provide important services.


    z Education
    z H l h and
    Health dW Welfare
    lf
    z Transportation
    z Public Safety
    z Civil Rights
    z Physical Environment

    Studying State & Local Government 2


    Why Study State and Local Government?

    { They impose significant


    f regulations
    on your life.
    z Speed
    S d limits
    li it on highways.
    hi h
    z Zoning ordinances in local
    communities (Zoning fight in Denton.)
    communities. Denton )
    z Criminal laws and penalties
    { Can you name some additional
    ways that states or localities
    regulate
    g y
    your life?

    Studying State & Local Government 3


    Why Study State and Local Government?

    { States seem less inclined to wait on


    the national government to solve
    the major problems of the day.
    day
    { States have begun to take the
    initiative in important policy areas.
    areas
    z Health Insurance
    z Protecting the environment
    z Regulation of immigrants
    z Can you think of others?

    Studying State & Local Government 4


    AP
    Political
    liti l AApproach
    h

    { Not just the study off political


    structures
    { Includes
    l d ffocus on public
    bl policy—
    l
    what states do and why

    Studying State & Local Government 5


    A Comparative Approach to State &
    Local Politics

    { By comparing characteristics off


    states and localities and their
    policies we can begin to produce
    policies,
    explanations of why these
    governments do what they do. do

    Studying State & Local Government 6


    I
    Input/Output
    t/O t t Model
    M d l

    Environment Government Policies

    Socioeconomic
    characteristics

    Studying State & Local


    Government 7
    B i hypothesis
    Basic h th i off policy
    li studies
    t di

    { Policy outcomes are influenced


    f by
    socioeconomic environment and
    political system characteristics

    Studying State & Local Government 8


    M j IInfluences
    Major fl O
    On P
    Public
    bli PPolicy
    li

    { Socioeconomic development
    z Population Growth
    z I
    Income
    z Education
    { Race and
    R d Ethnicity
    Eth i it
    { Political ideology
    (lib
    (liberalism/conservatism)
    li / ti )

    Studying State & Local Government 9


    M j IInfluences
    Major fl O
    On P
    Public
    bli PPolicy
    li

    { Religion
    { Political Culture
    { Geography

    Studying State & Local Government 10


    Political culture and political
    p
    participation
    { Moralistic: high levels off political
    participation (MN, OR, WA, WI)
    { Individualistic:
    d d l moderate
    d llevels
    l off
    political participation (IA, IN, OH)
    { T di i
    Traditionalistic:
    li i llow llevels
    l off
    political participation (AL, GA, MS)
    States as Laboratories of Democracy

    { Phrase originated with Justice


    Brandeis
    { Implies
    l that
    h the h independence
    d d off
    the states leaves them free to
    experiment with policy solutions
    { States tend to learn from one
    another and successful policies
    spread among the states.
    { Devolution revolution in federalism
    encourages state activity.
    Studying State & Local Government 17

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