Idaho Politics and Government Culture Clash and Conflicting Values in the Gem State / Jasper M. LiCalzi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

LiCalzi, Jasper M., author.

Series:

Politics and governments of the American states.

Politics and governments of the American states

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--Idaho.

Political culture.

Idaho--Politics and government.

Idaho.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (138 pages).

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2019

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2019.

Summary:

Examining politics in Idaho through the lens of ideology (i.e., conservative versus liberal) or partisanship (i.e., Democrat versus Republican) does not illuminate the more fundamental dynamics of the state's political environment. Unlike other states that are divided on partisan or traditional ideological lines, Idaho tends to be divided between its libertarian and communitarian visions of the role of government and the place of the individual in society. In Idaho Politics and Government, Jasper M. LiCalzi examines the complex world of Idaho politics, where morality dominates but a heartily libertarian strain of individualism keeps lawmakers from falling into the liberal versus conservative dialogue prevalent in other states.After opening with the ultrasound bill failure as a recent example of Idaho's political culture, LiCalzi traces the influence of individuals and party factions from the 1960s through the present before moving on to the inner workings of government itself, with all its institutions and extra-governmental extensions.He closes with another recent Idaho bill concerning the topics of child support and Sharia (Islamic) law, giving readers yet another glimpse of the workings of Idaho politics and the continuing clash between the community and the individual. Presenting a continuum of political views from an emphasis on the individual (personified by Thomas Jefferson) to a focus on community (personified by Alexander Hamilton), LiCalzi provides a new method for understanding political actions and situations in Idaho.

Contents:

Prologue : ultrasound, abortion, and culture clash

Political subculture reconstructed as petit-ideology

The rise of the jeffersonians and hamiltonians in idaho politics

The Idaho state constitution : shield for the Wilsonian

State legislature : microcosm and mystery

Idaho's governor : Hamiltonian in a jeffersonian executive branch

The state judiciary : Idaho's sapless branch

Local government : the Lilliputians of Idaho

Interest groups in Idaho : trying to measure influence

Political parties : what's the matter with Idaho?

Intergovernmental relations : a clear example of Miles' law

Epilogue : child support, sharia law, and culture clash.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781496210623

149621062X

9781496210609

1496210603

OCLC:

1080550308