Politics and Governments of the American States Series
440 pages
6 maps, 13 tables, 13 figures
Thomas E. Cronin is the McHugh Professor of American Government and Leadership at Colorado College. He has received awards for teaching, research, and advising, and has authored, coauthored, or edited more than a dozen books, including best-selling books on American government and the American presidency. His latest book is Leadership Matters, coauthored with Michael A. Genovese. He is president emeritus of Whitman College and a past president of the Western Political Science Association and of the Presidency Research Group. He has been involved in politics at all levels, from local precinct chair to member of the White House staff.
Robert D. Loevy is a political scientist at Colorado College, focusing on political parties, American elections, Congress, and state and local government. The author or coauthor of ten books on American government, he has won many awards for his teaching and service. He has worked on the staff of a U.S. senator and has held a wide range of civic positions in Colorado, including serving on the Colorado Springs Planning Commission and the Colorado State Reapportionment Commission. His latest book is Confessions of a Reapportionment Commissioner, available online.
“Cronin and Loevy have given us a uniquely valuable handbook for anyone who is concerned with sustaining and strengthening the ‘consent of the governed’ in Colorado. The authors’ perspectives and prescriptions are stimulating, whether or not one agrees.”—John Andrews, former president, Colorado State Senate, and former Republican candidate for governor of Colorado
“A superb job of relating the past to the present and preparing the reader for tomorrow's Colorado.”—Duane A. Smith, Colorado historian, Fort Lewis College
“An excellent comprehensive volume on Colorado’s government and politics by two of Colorado’s premier scholars.”—John Straayer, political scientist, Colorado State University
List of Tables, Maps, and Figures 000
Preface 000
Acknowledgments 000
1. The Character and Spirit of Colorado 000
2. Coloradans and Their Political Beliefs 000
3. A Brief Sociopolitical History of Colorado 000
4. The Colorado Constitution and Its Politics 000
5. Political Parties and Elections in Colorado 000
6. Electing Colorado Legislators 000
7. Legislative Politics and Processes 000
8. The Colorado Governorship 000
9. Judges and Justice in Colorado 000
10. Colorado in the Federal System 000
11. The Important Role of Local Government 000
12. Colorado's Assets and Liabilities 000
Notes 000
Suggestions for Further Research 000
Selected Bibliography 000
Index 000
