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Is constitutional reform necessary to reinvigorate federalism? : a roundtable discussion

Description: The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses constitutional reform and reinvigoration of federalism.
Date: November 1987
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
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Hearings on constitutional reform of federalism : statements by state and local government association representatives

Description: The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses hearings on constitutional reform of federalism.
Date: January 1989
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
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Hearings on substate regionalism

Description: The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses substate regionalism and the federal system.
Date: March 1974
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
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The challenge of local governmental reorganization

Description: The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses substate regionalism and the federal system.
Date: February 1974
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
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The challenge of local governmental reorganization

Description: The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses substate regionalism and the federal system.
Date: February 1974
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A look to the North, Canadian regional experience

Description: The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses substate regionalism and the federal system.
Date: February 1974
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
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Federalism in 1973: the system under stress

Description: The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses federalism in 1973.
Date: January 1974
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
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American federalism, toward a more effective partnership

Description: The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document is a report of, and papers from The National Conference of American Federalism in Action, Washington D.C., February 20-22, 1975.
Date: February 1975
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
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Singing for Blaine and for Logan! Republican Songs as Campaign Literature in the 1884 Presidential Race

Description: During the presidential contest of 1884, Republicans used singing as a campaign tactic at rallies, meetings, and parades. Their songs may be divided into several categories, such as rally songs, songs of praise for the party and its candidate, "bloody shirt" songs, mudslinging songs, and issue-based songs. Songs provide a perspective on the overall tenor of the campaign, while a lack of songs on certain topics, such as temperance, reflects the party's reluctance to alienate voters by taking a … more
Date: December 2000
Creator: Madding, Carol Ann
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Jacksonian Democracy and the Electoral College: Politics and Reform in the Method of Selecting Presidential Electors, 1824-1833

Description: The Electoral College and Jacksonian Democracy are two subjects that have been studied extensively. Taken together, however, little has been written on how the method of choosing presidential electors during the Age of Jackson changed. Although many historians have written on the development of political parties and the increase in voter participation during this time, none have focused on how politicians sought to use the method of selecting electors to further party development in the count… more
Date: May 2001
Creator: Thomason, Lisa
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Changing Ideological Boots: Adaptive Legislator Behavior in Changing Districts

Description: Congressional roll-call votes are often used to investigate legislative voting behavior. To depict adaptive roll-call behavior in response to demographic changes that occur during redistricting, I use issue specific interest group scores from the ADA, NFU, and COPE. This exploits the bias in the selection of the issues that interest groups utilize to rate U.S. representatives, by using them to reflect changes in response to significant demographic fluctuations in the constituency population. T… more
Date: August 2002
Creator: Dunaway, Johanna
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Political Misuse of Domestic Intelligence: A Case Study on the FBI

Description: Domestic intelligence is very important in preventing disorder while ensuring unity and security during a time of national crisis. However, if uncontrolled, domestic intelligence can be subject to political misuse, which causes serious damage both to individuals and to democratic institutions. There are various theoretical explanations for political misuse of domestic intelligence. The political use of domestic intelligence is best explained by the sociological theory of unfulfilled needs. On … more
Date: August 2002
Creator: Pacci, Mehme
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Partisanship and Judicial Decision Making in U.S. Courts of Appeal

Description: Partisanship is found in voter and Congressional behavior. Members of the federal judiciary should behave similarly. I utilize cases involving the Republican and Democratic parties from 1966 to 1997 and examine the voting behavior of federal Courts of Appeal judges. I utilize both cross tabulations and a Logit regression model to determine the likelihood appellate judges will vote for their own party and against the opposition.
Date: December 2002
Creator: Meaders, Eddie Loyd
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May 1856: Southern Reaction to Conflict in Kansas and Congress

Description: This thesis examines southern reactions to events that occurred in May 1856: the outbreak of civil war in Kansas and the caning of Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts. I researched two newspapers from the upper South state of Virginia, the Richmond Enquirer and the Richmond Daily Whig, and two newspapers from the lower South state of Louisiana, the New Orleans Times-Picayune and the New Orleans Bee to determine the extent to which political party sentiment and/or geographic location affecte… more
Date: May 2007
Creator: Fossett, Victoria Lea
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Got Silk?: Buying, Selling, and Advertising British Luxury Imports During the Stamp Act Crisis

Description: Despite the amount of scholarship on the Stamp Act Crisis, no study has used advertisements as a main source. This study attempts to show that a valuable, objective source has been overlooked, through the quantitative analysis of 5,810 advertisements before, during and after the Stamp Act Crisis from five port cities: Boston, Charleston, Philadelphia, New York, and Portsmouth. The findings reveal the colonists' strong connection to imported British luxury goods, and a lack of interest in Americ… more
Date: August 2007
Creator: Busse, Michele Conrady
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The Commander's Sword & the Executive's Pen: Presidential Success in Congress and the Use of Force.

Description: Post-force congressional rally effects are presented as a new incentive behind presidential decisions to use diversionary behavior. Using all key roll call votes in the House and Senate where the president has taken a position for the years 1948 to 1993, presidents are found to receive sharp decreases in both presidential support and success in Congress shortly after employing aggressive policies abroad. Evidence does suggest that presidents are able to capitalize on higher levels of congressio… more
Date: August 2007
Creator: Ragland, James Deen
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Beyond Rocking the Vote: An Analysis of Rhetoric Designed to Motivate Young Voters

Description: Attempts to solve the continued problem of low youth voter turnout in the U.S. have included get out the vote drives, voter registration campaigns, and public service announcements targeting 18- to 25-year-old voters. Pay Attention and Vote added to this effort to motivate young voters in its 2006 campaign. This thesis analyzes the rhetorical strategies employed by the Pay Attention and Vote campaign advertisements, measures their effectiveness, and adds to the limited body of knowledge describ… more
Date: August 2007
Creator: Brewer, Angela
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A Black/Non-Black Theory of African-American Partisanship: Hostility, Racial Consciousness and the Republican Party

Description: Why is black partisan identification so one-sidedly Democratic forty years past the Civil Rights movement? A black/non-black political dichotomy manifests itself through one-sided African-American partisanship. Racial consciousness and Republican hostility is the basis of the black/non-black political dichotomy, which manifests through African-American partisanship. Racial consciousness forced blacks to take a unique and somewhat jaundiced approach to politics and Republican hostility to black … more
Date: May 2006
Creator: King, Marvin
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