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Connecticut's Fourth Congressional District: History, Politics, And The Maverick Tradition, Gary L. Rose Jan 2011

Connecticut's Fourth Congressional District: History, Politics, And The Maverick Tradition, Gary L. Rose

Sacred Heart University Press Books

Connecticut's Fourth Congressional District: History, Politics, and the Maverick Tradition is a case study of one of the most unique congressional districts in the United States. Located in Fairfield County, the fourth district is a bedroom community close to New York City. The district's close proximity to Wall Street, the tendency of the district's constituents to elect free-thinking congresspersons, and the wealth and celebrity status of many district residents have resulted in a setting which can be described as an anomaly in the larger context of congressional politics. Contents: Introduction -- Connecticut's Fourth Congressional District: geography and demographics -- A …


Connecticut Government And Politics: An Introduction, Gary L. Rose Jan 2007

Connecticut Government And Politics: An Introduction, Gary L. Rose

Sacred Heart University Press Books

Connecticut Government and Politics: An Introduction is a thoroughly revised and updated version of the author’s book, Connecticut Government at the Millennium (Sacred Heart University Press, 2001). Like the first edition, it is intended to introduce students and general readers to the historical development and current operation of Connecticut’s political system. Individual chapters explore constitutional history in “The Constitution State,” the transformation of Connecticut politics, the various mechanisms through which citizens can participate in political affairs, the structure and powers of the three branches of government, and the pivotal role of the mass media, newspapers in particular, in protecting the …


Dianne Feinstein To Jimmy Carter, 31 January 1979, Dianne Feinstein Jan 1979

Dianne Feinstein To Jimmy Carter, 31 January 1979, Dianne Feinstein

Mayor Moscone

Letter asking the President to support gun control


Dan White To George Agnost, 22 November 1978, Dan White Nov 1978

Dan White To George Agnost, 22 November 1978, Dan White

Mayor Moscone

Letter claiming that he, Dan White, did not really resign


Western Regional Offices Of The Law Students, George Moscone May 1975

Western Regional Offices Of The Law Students, George Moscone

Senator Moscone

Moscone's statement endorsing a progressive law student organization


Marijuana Laws, George Moscone Dec 1973

Marijuana Laws, George Moscone

Senator Moscone

Moscone's statement on decriminalizing marijuana


Filosofía Jurídica, Mario Díaz Cruz Jan 1964

Filosofía Jurídica, Mario Díaz Cruz

Index of Cuban Law and Jurisprudence / Indice a la Legislación y Jurisprudencia Cubana

Notebook. Handwritten notes. Text in English.


River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 15: Historic Sites Archeology On The Upper Missouri, Merrill J. Mattes, Smithsonian Institution, Bureau Of American Ethnology Jan 1959

River Basin Surveys Papers, No. 15: Historic Sites Archeology On The Upper Missouri, Merrill J. Mattes, Smithsonian Institution, Bureau Of American Ethnology

US Government Documents related to Indigenous Nations

Published as a series sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, the “River Basin Surveys Papers” are a collection of archeological investigations focused on areas now flooded by the completion of various dam projects in the United States. The River Basin Surveys Papers (numbered 1-39) were mostly published in bundles with 5-6 papers in each bundle. In collaboration with the United States (US) National Park Service and the US Bureau of Reclamation, the US Department of the Interior, and the US Army Corps of Engineers, the Smithsonian Institution pulled archeological and paleontological remains from several sites prior to …