1 hr 34 min

Chapter 14 - State and Local Government American Government 3e - OpenStax Audiobook

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How do state and local governments gain the authority to make these decisions, and how are their actions guided by cultural and other differences between the states? What tensions exist between national and state governments on policy matters, and what unique powers do mayors and governors enjoy? By answering these and other questions, this chapter explores the role of state and local governments in our lives.


Chapter 14 -  State and Local Government.  An audiobook production of American Government 3e, an OpenStax textbook. This textbook provides an  introduction to US government and civics, and is used widely in college-level Political Science courses. OpenStax textbooks and this podcast are offered under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY-SA). Text available for free at https://openstax.org. Narrated by Brian Barrick and Sarah Arya (audiobook@fastmail.com).     


🎧 PODCAST LINKS:     
• Spotify:  https://spoti.fi/3cCP7mM      
• Apple Podcasts:  https://apple.co/3ShUeJt     
• Google Podcasts:  https://bit.ly/3bmYA1f     
• YouTube Playlist:  http://bit.ly/3u1K4BX           


⏳ TIME STAMPS:     
0:00:00 - Welcome
0:00:38 - Introduction
0:02:03 - State Power and Delegation (14.1)
0:25:38 - State Political Culture (14.2)
0:41:30 - Governors and State Legislatures (14.3)
1:18:07 - State Legislative Term Limits (14.4)
1:26:44 - County and City Government (14.5)
1:33:20 - Credits


📝 LICENSE INFORMATION:  
This is an audio adaptation of American Government 3e by OpenStax.  Access for free at openstax.org. Some editorial changes were made to ensure a better listening experience.  The audio from this project is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY-SA-4.0).  The video portion only of this project includes some licensed components and is not covered under the Creative Commons license.  

The intro and outro music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar (CC-BY-SA). [https://bit.ly/jahzzarsong]     


📧CONNECT:
You can contact the producer of this project by emailing audiobook@fastmail.com    


🤝SPECIAL THANKS:  
The funding for this project was provided by CC-ECHO (California Consortium for Equitable Change in Hispanic Serving Institutions Open Educational Resources). You can learn more about CC-ECHO at https://www.hancockcollege.edu/ccecho.

The contents of this audiobook were developed under an Open Textbooks Pilot grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education.  However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

How do state and local governments gain the authority to make these decisions, and how are their actions guided by cultural and other differences between the states? What tensions exist between national and state governments on policy matters, and what unique powers do mayors and governors enjoy? By answering these and other questions, this chapter explores the role of state and local governments in our lives.


Chapter 14 -  State and Local Government.  An audiobook production of American Government 3e, an OpenStax textbook. This textbook provides an  introduction to US government and civics, and is used widely in college-level Political Science courses. OpenStax textbooks and this podcast are offered under a Creative Commons license (CC-BY-SA). Text available for free at https://openstax.org. Narrated by Brian Barrick and Sarah Arya (audiobook@fastmail.com).     


🎧 PODCAST LINKS:     
• Spotify:  https://spoti.fi/3cCP7mM      
• Apple Podcasts:  https://apple.co/3ShUeJt     
• Google Podcasts:  https://bit.ly/3bmYA1f     
• YouTube Playlist:  http://bit.ly/3u1K4BX           


⏳ TIME STAMPS:     
0:00:00 - Welcome
0:00:38 - Introduction
0:02:03 - State Power and Delegation (14.1)
0:25:38 - State Political Culture (14.2)
0:41:30 - Governors and State Legislatures (14.3)
1:18:07 - State Legislative Term Limits (14.4)
1:26:44 - County and City Government (14.5)
1:33:20 - Credits


📝 LICENSE INFORMATION:  
This is an audio adaptation of American Government 3e by OpenStax.  Access for free at openstax.org. Some editorial changes were made to ensure a better listening experience.  The audio from this project is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC-BY-SA-4.0).  The video portion only of this project includes some licensed components and is not covered under the Creative Commons license.  

The intro and outro music is “Take Me Higher” by Jahzzar (CC-BY-SA). [https://bit.ly/jahzzarsong]     


📧CONNECT:
You can contact the producer of this project by emailing audiobook@fastmail.com    


🤝SPECIAL THANKS:  
The funding for this project was provided by CC-ECHO (California Consortium for Equitable Change in Hispanic Serving Institutions Open Educational Resources). You can learn more about CC-ECHO at https://www.hancockcollege.edu/ccecho.

The contents of this audiobook were developed under an Open Textbooks Pilot grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education.  However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

1 hr 34 min

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