Alaska's Constitutional Convention

Alaska's Constitutional Convention
Author: Victor Fischer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 277
Release: 1975-06-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780912006116

The story of the drafting of Alaska's constitution in the winter of 1955-56.

Alaska Politics & Government

Alaska Politics & Government
Author: Gerald A. McBeath
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages: 402
Release: 1994-01-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780803231207

This book examines Alaska's character and the forces shaping it. Underlying their descriptions are the themes of independence, dependence, and the search for sustainable economic development.

Alaska Natives and American Laws

Alaska Natives and American Laws
Author: David S. Case
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2002
Genre: Alaska Natives
ISBN: 9781889963082

Thirty years after the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act became law, Alaska Natives are subject more than ever to a dizzying array of laws, statutes, and regulations. Once again, Case and Voluck have provided the most rigorous and comprehensive presentation of the important laws and concepts in Alaska Native law and policy to date. This second edition provides a much-expanded and up-to-date analysis of ANCSA, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, and four fields of Alaska Native law and policy: land, human services, subsistence, and self-government. The authors also trace the development of the Alaska Native organizations working to influence and change these policies. Like the first edition, the expanded Alaska Natives and American Laws is the essential reference for anyone working in Native law, policy, or social services, and for scholars and students in law, public policy, environmental studies, and Native American studies.

Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress

Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress
Author: Craig Volden
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2014-10-27
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0521761522

This book explores why some members of Congress are more effective than others at navigating the legislative process and what this means for how Congress is organized and what policies it produces. Craig Volden and Alan E. Wiseman develop a new metric of individual legislator effectiveness (the Legislative Effectiveness Score) that will be of interest to scholars, voters, and politicians alike. They use these scores to study party influence in Congress, the successes or failures of women and African Americans in Congress, policy gridlock, and the specific strategies that lawmakers employ to advance their agendas.

Crude Awakening

Crude Awakening
Author: Amanda Coyne
Publisher: Bold Type Books
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2011-11-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1568584474

Presents a history of the Alaskan oil industry, revealing political corruption, the FBI's investigation, and how these events will influence American politics.

Free Speech on Campus

Free Speech on Campus
Author: Erwin Chemerinsky
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2017-09-12
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0300231865

Can free speech coexist with an inclusive campus environment? Hardly a week goes by without another controversy over free speech on college campuses. On one side, there are increased demands to censor hateful, disrespectful, and bullying expression and to ensure an inclusive and nondiscriminatory learning environment. On the other side are traditional free speech advocates who charge that recent demands for censorship coddle students and threaten free inquiry. In this clear and carefully reasoned book, a university chancellor and a law school dean—both constitutional scholars who teach a course in free speech to undergraduates—argue that campuses must provide supportive learning environments for an increasingly diverse student body but can never restrict the expression of ideas. This book provides the background necessary to understanding the importance of free speech on campus and offers clear prescriptions for what colleges can and can’t do when dealing with free speech controversies.