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Introduction to the Study of

a e oca o cs

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Why Study State and Local Government?

They provide important services. Education

Hea t an We are

Transportation

Civil Rights

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Why Study State and Local Government?

They impose significant regulationson your life.

pee m s on g ways.

Zoning ordinances in local. .

Criminal laws and penalties

ways that states or localitiesre ulate our life?

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Why Study State and Local Government?

States seem less inclined to wait onthe national government to solve.

States have begun to take the .

Health Insurance

Regulation of immigrants

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o t ca pproac

Not just the study of politicalstructures

Includes focus on public policy

what states do and why

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A Comparative Approach to State &Local Politics

By comparing characteristics ofstates and localities and their,

explanations of why these.

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nput utput o e

Government PoliciesEnvironment

Socioeconomiccharacteristics

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as c ypot es s o po cy stu es

Policy outcomes are influenced bysocioeconomic environment and

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a or n uences n u c o cy

Socioeconomic development Population Growth

Income

Education ace an n c y

Political ideology

era sm conserva sm

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a or n uences n u c o cy

Religion Political Culture

Geography

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Political culture and oliticalparticipation

Moralistic: high levels of politicalparticipation (MN, OR, WA, WI)

Individualistic: moderate levels of

political participation (IA, IN, OH) Tra itiona istic: ow eve s o

political participation (AL, GA, MS)

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States as Laboratories of Democracy

Phrase originated with JusticeBrandeis

Implies that the independence of

the states leaves them free to

States tend to learn from one

spread among the states.

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