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Idaho Politics and Government presents a compelling and interesting examination of the state’s politics. Jasper LiCalzi’s creation of the idea of petit-ideology and his thorough exploration of Idaho politics and history to illustrate this concept force readers to reconsider their understanding of state politics within states with strong one-party systems. The implications of the addition of petit-ideology to explain state policy making around the country is exciting.”—James Stoutenborough, assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Idaho State University
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction: Ultrasound, Abortion, and Culture Clash
1. Petit-Ideology: Political Subculture Reconstructed
2. Petit-Ideology in Idaho: The Rise of the Jeffersonians and Hamiltonians
3. The Idaho State Constitution: Shield for the Wilsonian
4. State Legislature: Microcosm and Mystery
5. Idaho’s Governor: Hamiltonian in a Jeffersonian Executive Branch
6. The State Judiciary: Idaho’s Sapless Branch
7. Local Government: The Lilliputians of Idaho
8. Interest Groups in Idaho: Trying to Measure Influence
9. Political Parties: What’s the Matter with Idaho?
10. Intergovernmental Relations: A Clear Example of Miles’s Law
Epilogue: Child Support, Sharia Law, and Culture Clash
Notes
Bibliography
Index
