The twelfth edition has been updated and revised in several important ways. Most importantly, a renewed focus on student engagement and classroom discussion has informed this new edition. Moreover, the twelfth edition has been thoroughly updated to anticipate the Biden administration, to provide a broad assessment of the Biden presidency, of the impact on the Supreme Court of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's appointment, and of the remarkable 2020 and 2022 election cycles. The implications are profound and we explore them in depth in this new edition. The new edition also: * Assesses the characteristics and results of the Trump administration. * Analyzes the 2020 presidential elections, how Biden won and Trump lost, andwhat changes were wrought by the 2022 congressional election results. *Describes numerous ways in which the American political system has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the economic struggles caused by it, and the political turmoil in which the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol has played such a visible role. Explores the early Biden administration, its policy wins and losses, and the change in tone it has tried to set in Washington and the nation. * Includes new and revised special features among The Constitution Today, Pro & Con, Let's Compare boxes, and updates all of the tables and graphs. * Assesses the implications of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol and what it implies for our political culture and partisan politics. * Assesses the implication of "fake news" and "the move to mobile" for our politics. We ask whether our politics suffers more from purposeful manipulation of the news, either by foreign actors like the Russians or domestic actors seeking to shape opinions and elections, or from the limited information that many Americans, particularly those dependent on mobile devices, bring to politics. * Explores the evidence for increasing polarization in public opinion, voting behavior, and the work of Congress and the courts. * Details the impact on the Supreme Court of President Trump's appointments to the Supreme Court of Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, and Biden's appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson . * Details the impact that the Russian invasion of Ukraine had on President Biden's attempt to rebuild U.S. national security alliances.

The ninth edition of this popular text has been expanded and updated to better fit the needs of a stand-alone Texas politics course. Jillson continues to approach the politics of the Lone Star State from historical, developmental, and analytical perspectives, while giving students the most even-handed, readable, and engaging description of Texas politics available today. Students are encouraged to connect the origins and development of government and politics in Texas to its current practice and the alternatives possible through change and reform. This text helps instructors prepare their students to master the origin and development of the Texas Constitution, the structure and powers of state and local government in Texas, how Texas fits into the U.S. federal system, as well as political participation, the electoral process, and public policy in Texas. An author-written Test Bank is available as an eResource on the Webpage for the book: https://www.routledge.com/Texas-Politics-Governing-the-Lone-Star-State/Jillson/p/book/ 9781032513386 Texas Politics offers instructors and students an unmatched range of pedagogical aids and tools. Each chapter opens with an engaging vignette and a series of focus questions to orient readers to the learning objectives at hand and concludes with a chapter summary, a list of key terms, review questions, suggested readings, and web resources. “Let’s Compare” boxes help students see how Texas sits alongside other states, “Texas Legends” boxes spotlight key figures in Texas political history, “Pro & Con” boxes bring conflicting political views into sharper focus, and every chapter features a timeline of important events in Texas history. New to the ninth edition • Covers the 2022 state and national elections, the 2023 legislative session, and the 2020 national elections as they affect Texas. • Highlights Governor Greg Abbott’s call for policy solutions to the vulnerability of the Texas energy grid; Texas voter eligibility laws; abortion and gun violence; and political consequences of redistricting after the wake of the 2020 census. • Provides a detailed study of the 2022–23 state budget and the taxing and spending decisions that went into it, including the school funding and property tax reforms of 2019.

The ninth edition of this popular text has been expanded and updated to better fit the needs of a stand-alone Texas politics course. Jillson continues to approach the politics of the Lone Star State from historical, developmental, and analytical perspectives, while giving students the most even-handed, readable, and engaging description of Texas politics available today. Students are encouraged to connect the origins and development of government and politics in Texas to its current practice and the alternatives possible through change and reform. This text helps instructors prepare their students to master the origin and development of the Texas Constitution, the structure and powers of state and local government in Texas, how Texas fits into the U.S. federal system, as well as political participation, the electoral process, and public policy in Texas. An author-written Test Bank is available as an eResource on the Webpage for the book: https://www.routledge.com/Texas-Politics-Governing-the-Lone-Star-State/Jillson/p/book/ 9781032513386 Texas Politics offers instructors and students an unmatched range of pedagogical aids and tools. Each chapter opens with an engaging vignette and a series of focus questions to orient readers to the learning objectives at hand and concludes with a chapter summary, a list of key terms, review questions, suggested readings, and web resources. “Let’s Compare” boxes help students see how Texas sits alongside other states, “Texas Legends” boxes spotlight key figures in Texas political history, “Pro & Con” boxes bring conflicting political views into sharper focus, and every chapter features a timeline of important events in Texas history. New to the ninth edition • Covers the 2022 state and national elections, the 2023 legislative session, and the 2020 national elections as they affect Texas. • Highlights Governor Greg Abbott’s call for policy solutions to the vulnerability of the Texas energy grid; Texas voter eligibility laws; abortion and gun violence; and political consequences of redistricting after the wake of the 2020 census. • Provides a detailed study of the 2022–23 state budget and the taxing and spending decisions that went into it, including the school funding and property tax reforms of 2019.

The twelfth edition has been updated and revised in several important ways. Most importantly, a renewed focus on student engagement and classroom discussion has informed this new edition. Moreover, the twelfth edition has been thoroughly updated to anticipate the Biden administration, to provide a broad assessment of the Biden presidency, of the impact on the Supreme Court of Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's appointment, and of the remarkable 2020 and 2022 election cycles. The implications are profound and we explore them in depth in this new edition. The new edition also: * Assesses the characteristics and results of the Trump administration. * Analyzes the 2020 presidential elections, how Biden won and Trump lost, andwhat changes were wrought by the 2022 congressional election results. *Describes numerous ways in which the American political system has been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, the economic struggles caused by it, and the political turmoil in which the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol has played such a visible role. Explores the early Biden administration, its policy wins and losses, and the change in tone it has tried to set in Washington and the nation. * Includes new and revised special features among The Constitution Today, Pro & Con, Let's Compare boxes, and updates all of the tables and graphs. * Assesses the implications of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol and what it implies for our political culture and partisan politics. * Assesses the implication of "fake news" and "the move to mobile" for our politics. We ask whether our politics suffers more from purposeful manipulation of the news, either by foreign actors like the Russians or domestic actors seeking to shape opinions and elections, or from the limited information that many Americans, particularly those dependent on mobile devices, bring to politics. * Explores the evidence for increasing polarization in public opinion, voting behavior, and the work of Congress and the courts. * Details the impact on the Supreme Court of President Trump's appointments to the Supreme Court of Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett, and Biden's appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson . * Details the impact that the Russian invasion of Ukraine had on President Biden's attempt to rebuild U.S. national security alliances.

American Government: Constitutional Democracy Under Pressure highlights the necessary tension between our constitutional principles and institutions and the populist heat that sometimes roils our national politics, especially at the current political moment. Our constitutional democracy has been under pressure for some time, but few would deny that fears for its fate have deepened in just the past few years. We assume that our political institutions will limit and contain contemporary populism, just as the Founders intended and as they have in the past, but will they? An increasingly polarized electorate, urging their representatives to fight and never to compromise, may be stressing Constitutional limits. This new edition offers to help American government teachers lead their students to a nuanced theoretical and practical understanding of what is happening in the politics of their Constitutional democracy today. New to the Second Edition Further develops and highlights the distinguishing theme of the book, "Constitutional Democracy Under Pressure," in light of Trump Administration events over the last two years. Expands coverage of all media aspects including fake news, social media, responsible journalism, and related topics including foreign manipulation of the news. Includes the most recent election results. Addresses issues specific to the Trump Administration including unique coverage of the 25th Amendment, cabinet instability, election interferences, executive power and unitary action, and impact on the courts. Updates in all tables, figures, suggested readings plus photo updates throughout.

Texas pride, like everything else in the state, is larger than life. So, too, perhaps, are the state's challenges. Lone Star Tarnished approaches public policy in the nation's most populous "red state" from historical, comparative, and critical perspectives. The historical perspective provides the scope for asking how various policy domains have developed in Texas history. In each chapter, Cal Jillson compares Texas public policy choices and results with those of other states and the United States in general. Finally, the critical perspective allows readers to question the balance of benefits and costs attendant to what is often referred to as "the Texas way" or "the Texas model" and to assess the many claims of Texas's exceptionalism. Through Jillson's lively and lucid prose, students are well equipped to analyse how Texas has done and is doing compared to selected states and the national average over time and today. This text is aimed at students and professors of Texas politics who want to stress history, political culture, and public policy. New to the Fourth Edition Fully updated to include the most recent Texas elections and political events Covers the 2019 legislative session Highlights new population data, with projections forward to 2050, recently released by the U.S. Census and the Texas State Data Center. Explores the dramatic increases in Texas oil and gas production and their impact on global and U.S. prices and on the profitability and the viability of many Texas producers in light of the recent plunge in prices. All figures and tables include the most recent data available.

Texas pride, like everything else in the state, is larger than life. So, too, perhaps, are the state's challenges. Lone Star Tarnished approaches public policy in the nation's most populous "red state" from historical, comparative, and critical perspectives. The historical perspective provides the scope for asking how various policy domains have developed in Texas history. In each chapter, Cal Jillson compares Texas public policy choices and results with those of other states and the United States in general. Finally, the critical perspective allows readers to question the balance of benefits and costs attendant to what is often referred to as "the Texas way" or "the Texas model" and to assess the many claims of Texas's exceptionalism. Through Jillson's lively and lucid prose, students are well equipped to analyse how Texas has done and is doing compared to selected states and the national average over time and today. This text is aimed at students and professors of Texas politics who want to stress history, political culture, and public policy. New to the Fourth Edition Fully updated to include the most recent Texas elections and political events Covers the 2019 legislative session Highlights new population data, with projections forward to 2050, recently released by the U.S. Census and the Texas State Data Center. Explores the dramatic increases in Texas oil and gas production and their impact on global and U.S. prices and on the profitability and the viability of many Texas producers in light of the recent plunge in prices. All figures and tables include the most recent data available.

American Government: Constitutional Democracy Under Pressure highlights the necessary tension between our constitutional principles and institutions and the populist heat that sometimes roils our national politics, especially at the current political moment. Our constitutional democracy has been under pressure for some time, but few would deny that fears for its fate have deepened in just the past few years. We assume that our political institutions will limit and contain contemporary populism, just as the Founders intended and as they have in the past, but will they? An increasingly polarized electorate, urging their representatives to fight and never to compromise, may be stressing Constitutional limits. This new edition offers to help American government teachers lead their students to a nuanced theoretical and practical understanding of what is happening in the politics of their Constitutional democracy today. New to the Second Edition Further develops and highlights the distinguishing theme of the book, "Constitutional Democracy Under Pressure," in light of Trump Administration events over the last two years. Expands coverage of all media aspects including fake news, social media, responsible journalism, and related topics including foreign manipulation of the news. Includes the most recent election results. Addresses issues specific to the Trump Administration including unique coverage of the 25th Amendment, cabinet instability, election interferences, executive power and unitary action, and impact on the courts. Updates in all tables, figures, suggested readings plus photo updates throughout.

Politics USA is a lively and authoritative introduction to American politics, giving students a rich and varied resource for all aspects of their course. The book provides expert and comprehensive analysis of US politics and government, including in-depth coverage of the presidency, the Congress, the Supreme Court and American foreign policy. This third edition of Politics USA has been thoroughly updated to include analysis of Challenges and policies of the first Obama administration Recent results and developments in US elections Latest major decisions of the US Supreme Court Contemporary American Foreign Policy This is an ideal introduction for students of US politics as well as anyone seeking to understand any or all aspects of politics in one of the worlds most powerful and globally influential countries.

The second edition of this much-admired book offers an accessible and coherent selection of readings illustrating for students the depth and contours of how American politics has developed over time. Grounded in foundational debates, classic political science scholarship, and the best contemporary analysis of American political development, this reader invites students to probe the historical dynamics that brought the United States to where it is today and how those dynamics are likely to affect its future course. This well-designed and up-to-date reader is an invitation to instructors to draw your students into a deeper conversation on the key themes and topics in each section of your course. The second edition features: Revised introductions and selections 33 new readings Expanded sections on civil rights and civil liberties. Jillson and Robertson have carefully edited each selection to ensure readability and fidelity to the original arguments. Their insightful editorial introductions frame the context in which these topics are studied and understood. Several key pedagogical tools help students along the way: An introductory essay provides an overview of American political development and current examples of why history matters Chapter introductions to provide necessary context situating the readings in broader debates Head notes at the start of each reading to contextualize that selection Questions for Discussion at the end of each chapter, prompting students to draw out the implications and connections across readings Further Reading lists at the end of each chapter to guide student research The broad readings in this volume take seriously the effort to present materials that help students make sense of the historical changes and institutional developments that are essential for understanding American government and politics today.

Texas pride, like everything else in the state, is larger than life. So, too, perhaps, are the state s challenges. Lone Star Tarnished, 2nd edition approaches public policy in the nation s most populous "red state" from historical, comparative, and critical perspectives. The historical perspective provides the scope for asking how various policy domains have developed in Texas history, regularly reaching back to the state s founding and with substantial data for the period 1950 to the present. In each chapter, Cal Jillson compares Texas public policy choices and results with those of other states and the United States in general. Finally, the critical perspective allows us to question the balance of benefits and costs attendant to what is often referred to as "the Texas way" or "the Texas model."

Jillson delves deeply into seven substantive policy chapters, covering the most important policy areas in which state governments are active. The second edition includes completely rewritten first and second chapters, as well as updates throughout the book and revised figures and tables. Through Jillson's lively and lucid prose, students are well equipped to analyze how Texas has done and is doing compared to selected states and the national average over time and today. Readers will also come away with the necessary tools to assess the many claims of Texas s exceptionalism."