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Alaska State Government and Politics Alaska Historical Commission Studies in History ; No. 208
author
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McBeath, Gerald A.
publisher
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University of Alaska Press
isbn10 | asin
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091200620X
print isbn13
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9780912006208
ebook isbn13
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9780585200781
language
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English
subject
Alaska--Politics and government--1959- , Executive departments--Alaska, Administrative agencies--Alaska.
publication date
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1987
lcc
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JK9531.A43 1987eb
ddc
:
320.9798
subject
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Alaska--Politics and government--1959- , Executive departments--Alaska, Administrative agencies--Alaska.
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Alaska State Government and Politics
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Marble columns mark the entrance to Alaska's state capitol in Juneau. (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.)
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Alaska State Government and Politics
Gerald A. McBeath Thomas A. Morehouse Editors
University of Alaska Press Fairbanks
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(c) 1987 by the University of Alaska Press All rights reserved. First printing. International Standard Book Number: Cloth 0-912006-20-X Paper 0-912006-21-8
Library of Congress Card Number: 86-051368 Alaska Historical Commission Studies in History Number 208 Printed in the United States of America
Research and preparation supported by a grant from the Alaska Historical Commission.
Opinions expressed by individual authors are their own, not those of the compiling editors or the Alaska Historical Commission.
Publication coordination, design and production by Deborah Van Stone with assistance from K. Fiedler Morack
Cover design by Wanda Seamster
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CONTENTS
Preface
vii
Acknowledgements
xi
Introduction Gerald A. McBeath and Thomas A. Morehouse
xiii
Part One: Environment of Government in Alaska
1 Toward Statehood
Claus-M. Naske
3
2 Alaska's Constitution
Victor Fischer
27
3 Alaska's Political Culture
Gerald A. McBeath
53
4 Federalism in Alaska
David C. Maas
83
Part Two: Process of Alaska Politics
5 Alaska's Elections
Thomas A. Morehouse
111
6 Alaska's Political Parties
Carl E. Shepro
145
7 Interest Groups and Lobbying in Alaska
Clive S. Thomas
161
8 Public Opinion and Political Attitudes in Alaska
Richard L. Ender
187
9 The Press and Alaska Politics
Richard A. Fineberg
213
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Part Three: State Government Institutions
10 The Alaska Legislature
Stephen E. Johnson
233
11 Alaska's Governor
Gerald A. McBeath
261
12 Alaska's Administrative System
Gordon S. Harrison
289
13 Courts in Alaska
Andrea R. C. Helms
319
Conclusion Gerald A. McBeath and Thomas A. Morehouse
335
Glossary
341
Index
353
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PREFACE
Alaska state government and politics include much that is fascinating: a volatile legislature, dramatic statewide elections, large numbers of independent voters, strong interest groups, and much more. During the first 25 years of statehood, Alaska saw wide swings in state revenues and fiscal policies, shifts in the balance of power between the governor and the legislature, development of an administrative bureaucracy, emergence of a court system recognized as one of the most progressive in the nation, and changing orientations of Alaskans toward their political system.
Unfortunately, no comprehensive treatment of Alaska state government has previously been available. In 1984, the twelve authors of this book-eleven political scientists and one historian-began to discuss and plan a book on government and politics in Alaska. We conducted research and collaborated on this study because of our consuming interest in Alaska's political development. We learned a great deal and believe we acquired a better understanding of the dynamics of state politics.
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