{"product_id":"9781614933816","title":"Politics in Florida, Fourth Edition","description":"Politics in Florida, Fourth Edition --Authors: Susan A. MacManus, Aubrey Jewett, David J. Bonanza, Thomas R. Dye\u003cp\u003eFlorida, a demographic and cultural microcosm of the United States, has risen to political prominence and is one of the nation's premier electoral battlegrounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitics in Florida, Fourth Edition, is the most comprehensive and current book available on one of the nation's largest, most competitive, and most racially- and ethnically- diverse swing states. \u003cbr\u003eMore insights and trend-lines from the USF-Nielsen Sunshine State Survey-the state's leading and extensive focused-survey launched eight years ago by Leadership Florida, now housed at USF.\u003cbr\u003eIn-depth analyses of several decades of presidential, U.S. Senate, congressional, gubernatorial, Cabinet, state legislative, judicial, and constitutional amendment election results, including 2014-with a look toward 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThorough tracking of the changing composition of Florida's population since the 2010 Census and highlighting of shifts in voters' political party preferences, ideologies, and turnout patterns. \u003cbr\u003eChapter lists of \"Online Sources for Data and Information Updates\" with descriptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing new or enhanced discussions on volatile issues:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll Aboard Florida\u003cbr\u003eBright Futures\u003cbr\u003eCampaign finance and judicial ?candidate fundraising\u003cbr\u003eChanging economy\u003cbr\u003eClimate change\u003cbr\u003eConstitutional amendments\u003cbr\u003eElection reform\u003cbr\u003e\"Fee-taxes\"\u003cbr\u003eGambling regulation\u003cbr\u003eGenerational politics: ?Millennials v. Baby Boomers \u003cbr\u003eGrowth management\u003cbr\u003eGuns and Stand Your Ground laws\u003cbr\u003eHealthcare funding and Medicaid expansion\u003cbr\u003eHigher education funding \u0026amp; structure\u003cbr\u003eIntra-party conflicts\u003cbr\u003eInvasive species control\u003cbr\u003eLand conservation\u003cbr\u003eLegislative conflict\u003cbr\u003eLGBT political clout\u003cbr\u003eNew legislation\u003cbr\u003eOil drilling\/fracking\u003cbr\u003ePension reform\u003cbr\u003ePersonal safety issues and domestic violence\u003cbr\u003ePolling accuracy\/techniques\u003cbr\u003eProperty rights\u003cbr\u003eRacial and ethnic diversity\u003cbr\u003eRed light cameras and police? body cameras\u003cbr\u003eRedistricting battles\u003cbr\u003eRehabilitation v punishment\u003cbr\u003eReligious freedom\u003cbr\u003eStandardized testing and Common Core\u003cbr\u003eSuperPACs\u003cbr\u003eTaxis v ridesharing \u003cbr\u003eTerm limits and effects\u003cbr\u003eThe death penalty and lethal injection difficulties\u003cbr\u003eVoting legalities, equipment, and fraud\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Peppertree Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47062466658544,"sku":"9781614933816","price":129.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781614933816_p0.jpg?v=1763849653","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781614933816","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}