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Tables of Contents for Politics in Florida
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
PREFACE
xi
 
1 POLITICS IN THE SUNSHINE STATE
1
20
Growth, Change, and Rootlessness
1
8
Senior Power in Florida Politics
9
2
Racial Politics in Florida
11
7
Cuban and Hispanic Politics
18
2
Florida's Native Americans
20
1
2 THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION
21
12
"We the People of the State of Florida"
22
5
Amending the Constitution
27
1
Direct versus Representative Democracy
28
2
Constitutional Issues
30
3
3 PUBLIC OPINION IN FLORIDA
33
16
Problems in Assessing Public Opinion
33
2
Declining Trust in Government
35
1
Explaining the Decline in Trust
36
3
The Conservative Tilt
39
2
Florida's Most Important Problems
41
3
Variations among Social Groups
44
3
The Opinion-Policy Linkage
47
2
4 PARTIES AND ELECTIONS IN FLORIDA
49
20
The Functions of Parties
49
1
The Rise of Party Competition in Florida
50
5
Florida Elections
55
3
Governor's Races
58
4
U.S. Senate Races
62
2
U.S. Congressional Races
64
1
State Legislative and Cabinet Races
65
1
Party Organizations
66
3
5 POWER, MONEY, AND INFLUENCE IN FLORIDA
69
19
The Economic Interests
69
2
The Law Firms
71
1
The Media
71
3
The Associations
74
3
Lobbying in Tallahassee
77
4
Money in Florida Politics
81
5
What Contributors "Buy"
86
1
Public Campaign Funding
86
2
6 LEGISLATIVE POLITICS IN TALLAHASSEE
88
25
Functions of the Florida Legislature
88
2
Representation and Redistricting
90
3
The Making of a Florida Legislator
93
4
Incumbent Advantage, Turnover, and Term Limits
97
2
Public Image of the Florida Legislature
99
2
The Legislative Process
101
8
Party and Ideology
109
2
Constituency and Legislative Voting
111
2
7 FLORIDA'S GOVERNOR AND CABINET
113
21
The Cabinet System
113
2
Gubernatorial Leadership
115
7
Rating the Performance of Governors
122
8
The Governor's Budget
130
4
8 COURTS, CRIME, AND CORRECTIONS
134
14
Florida's Court System
135
5
Crime in Florida
140
4
Fragmented Law Enforcement
144
2
Corrections
146
2
9 LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN FLORIDA
148
22
Local Government in the Florida Constitution
148
3
County Government in Florida
151
5
City Government in Florida
156
1
Special District Governments
157
5
Governing Metropolitan Areas
162
3
Financing Local Government
165
5
10 PUBLIC POLICY: EDUCATION
170
20
Florida Policy Overview
170
3
Educational Needs and Resources
173
2
Educational Performance
175
3
Educational Reform
178
4
Governing Florida's Schools
182
3
Higher Education in Florida
185
5
11 PUBLIC POLICY: SOCIAL WELFARE AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT
190
14
The Entitlement Society
190
1
Poverty in Florida
191
2
Welfare Services
193
4
Growth Management in Florida
197
2
No-Growth Politics
199
2
Developmental Politics
201
3
12 PUBLIC POLICY: TAXATIONS
204
13
Tax Burdens in Florida
204
4
Florida's Revenue Structure
208
5
Federal Grants-in-Aid
213
1
Lottery, Gambling, and Other Revenue
214
1
Revolting against Taxes
215
2
APPENDIX: FLORIDA'S RANKING AMONG THE FIFTY STATES
217
10
NOTES
227
4
INDEX
231