BIBLIOGRAPHY BY CHAPTER

Bibliography by Chapter

INTRODUCTION

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CHAPTER 1: THE REALM OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT & DUAL CITIZENSHIP

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CHAPTER 2: LAYERS OF LAW—THE CORNERSTONE CHAPTER

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Mosvick, Nicholas. “How the Supreme Court Created Agency Deference.” Constitution Daily (blog). National Constitution Center. Last modified June 25, 2021. Visit source

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Footnote 65

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Footnote 66

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National Association of Secretaries of State. “Administrative Rules—United States of America.” Administrative Codes and Registers (ACR). Accessed August 28, 2023. Visit source

Footnote 68

Disney in Florida. “Reedy Creek: The Facts You Need in 2024.” February 1, 2024. Visit source

Footnote 69

FindLaw.com. “State Laws.”.

Footnote 71

Davidson, Nestor M. “Local Constitutions.” Texas Law Review 99, no. 5 (April 2021). Visit source

Footnote 74

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CHAPTER 3: CITY GOVERNMENT

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Footnote 3 & 10

Fernald, Austin. “The Difference Between a Town and a City; Plus Counties, Villages and More.” ZoningPoint Blog . Visit source

Footnote 4, 6, 7 & 9

U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, and Bureau of the Census. Geographic Areas Reference Manual (GARM) . November 1994. Visit source

Footnote 5

National League of Cities. “Cities 101—Types of Local US Governments.” December 13, 2016. Visit source

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Egoshin, Alex. “The Oldest Cities in the U.S. Mapped.” Vivid Maps . March 23, 2022. Visit source

Footnote 13

Municode. “St. Augustine Beach, Florida—Code of Ordinances/Charter Laws.” Accessed September 2, 2023. Visit source City and County of Honolulu. “Revised Charter of the City & County of Honolulu 1973 (2017 Edition).” January 4, 2021. Visit source

Footnote 14

Davidson, Nestor M. “Local Constitutions.” Texas Law Review 99, no. 5 (April 2021). Visit source Charter of Alaska. “Art. II, § 5.” Municode. Visit source

Footnote 20 & 22

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Footnote 25

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Footnote 26

Ashcroft, John R. “The Missouri Roster 2021–2022: A Directory of State, District, County and Federal Officials.” Missouri Secretary of State. Jefferson City, MO: 2021. Visit source New Jersey Legislative District Data Book. “Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey.” July 1, 2011. Visit source

Footnote 31

New Jersey Legislative District Data Book. “Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey.” July 1, 2011. Visit source University of Tennessee Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS). “Types of Charters.” Last reviewed December 20, 2021. Visit source

Footnote 34

Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC). “City and Town Classification.” Last modified February 23, 2024. Visit source

Footnote 40

Douglas, Joshua A. “The Right to Vote under Local Law.” George Washington Law Review 85, no. 4 (September 12, 2017). Visit source Anthony, Clarence E. Foreword to “Principles of Home Rule for the 21st Century” by National League of Cities. 2020. Accessed September 2, 2023. Visit source

Footnote 41

Zambito, Thomas C. “NY created an agency to OK wind and solar projects quickly. Upstate towns aren’t happy.” Journal News . LoHud. October 12, 2022. Visit source

Footnote 42

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Footnote 48

California Senate Local Government Committee. What’s So Special about Special Districts? A Citizen’s Guide to Special Districts in California . 4th ed., October 2010. Visit source

Footnote 50

Kentucky League of Cities. “Form of Government.” Accessed September 2, 2023. Visit source

Footnote 51 & 52

Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC). “Knowing Your Roles: City and Town Governments.” MRSC Insight (blog). January 10, 2024. Visit source

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National League of Cities. “Cities 101—Mayoral Powers.” December 13, 2016. Visit source

Footnote 54

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Footnote 57

Simon, Christopher A., Brent S. Steel, and Nicholas P. Lovrich. State and Local Government and Politics: Prospects for Sustainability . Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University, 2019. Visit source

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City of Portland. “Portland Voters Approve Charter Reform, City Launches Transition.” November 9, 2022. Visit source

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Rice, Bradley R. “Commission Form of City Government.” Handbook of Texas Online , 1952. Updated June 1, 1995. Visit source

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Footnote 63 & 65

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Footnote 69, 70 & 71

Municipal Research and Services Center (MRSC). “Knowing Your Roles: City and Town Governments.” MRSC Insight (blog). January 10, 2024. Visit source

Footnote 73

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Footnote 75

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Footnote 79

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Footnote 82

National Association of Towns and Townships.“Town and Township Government in the United States.”.

Footnote 83

Wainwright, Paul. “A Space for Faith: The Colonial Meeting Houses of New England.” Posted by 4x5guy, February 22, 2010. YouTube video, 3:35. Visit source

Footnote 85 & 86

International County-City Management Association (ICMA). “Municipal Form of Government (2018–19).”.

Footnote 88

International County-City Management Association (ICMA). “Municipal Form of Government (2018–19).”. National League of Cities. “Cities 101—Forms of Municipal Government.” Accessed October 12, 2021. Visit source

Footnote 89

National Association of Towns and Townships.“Town and Township Government in the United States.”.

Footnote 90

Fernald, Austin. “The Difference Between a Town and a City; Plus Counties, Villages and More.” ZoningPoint Blog . Visit source

Footnote 91

Michigan Townships Association. “Townships in the U.S.” 2023. Visit source

Footnote 92

National Association of Towns and Townships.“Town and Township Government in the United States.”.

Footnote 97

Natapoff, Alexandra. “Criminal Municipal Courts.” Harvard Law Review 134, no. 3 (January 2021). Visit source

Footnote 99

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Footnote 100

Roth Davies Trial Lawyers. “What Is the Difference Between Municipal Court, District Court and Federal Court?” 2024. Visit source

Footnote 103

Tazein, Almas. “Vision and Mission of Award-Winning Cities, Municipalities, and Local Governments around the World.” BPIR.com. November 23, 2021. Visit source

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CHAPTER 4: COUNTY-EQUIVALENT GOVERNMENT

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National Association of Counties (NACo). “Counties Matter: Stronger Counties Stronger America.” February 2019. Visit source

Footnote 7 & 8

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National Association of Counties (NACo). “Counties Matter: Stronger Counties Stronger America.” February 2019. Visit source

Footnote 11 & 13

Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (MRSC). “County Elected and Appointed Officials.” Last modified December 12, 2022. Visit source

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National Association of Counties (NACo). “Federal Policies Matter to County Government.” September 22, 2015. YouTube video, 5:57. Visit source

Footnote 16

Ang, Carmen. “Animated Map: The History of U.S. Counties.” Visual Capitalist. Published July 31, 2020. Visit source

Footnote 20

McCurley, John. “Police Jurisdiction: Where Can Officers Make Arrests?” Lawyers.com. Last updated November 3, 2020. Visit source

Footnote 21

Kamin, Sam and Zachary Shiffler. “Obvious But Not Clear: The Right to Refuse to Cooperate with the Police during a Terry Stop.” American University Law Review 69, no. 3 (2020). Visit source

Footnote 22

U.S. Census Bureau. “Substantial Changes to Counties and County Equivalent Entities: 1970–Present.” Last modified October 8, 2021. Visit source

Footnote 24

CT.gov. “Governor Lamont Announces U.S. Census Bureau Approves Proposal for Connecticut’s Planning Regions To Become County Equivalents.” The Office of Governor Ned Lamont. June 6, 2022. Visit source

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Vermilion Parish Tourist Commission. “Why Is Louisiana the Only State to Have Parishes and Not Counties?”.

Footnote 27

The Great State of Alaska—Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. “Municipal Government Structure in Alaska.” Revised October 2, 2018. Visit source

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U.S. Census Bureau. “New Jersey.” Last modified October 8, 2021. Visit source

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U.S. Census Bureau. “Pennsylvania.” Last modified October 8, 2021. Visit source Zhorov, Irina. “Explainer: Cities, boroughs, and townships, oh my! Pa. municipalities clarified.” WHYY. April 4, 2016. Visit source

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U.S. Census Bureau. “Connecticut.” Last modified October 8, 2021. Visit source

Footnote 31

Virginia Law. “Code of Virginia, Article 2: Consolidation of Certain Counties, Cities and Towns. § 15.2–3534: Optional provisions of consolidation agreement.” Legislative Information System. Visit source

Footnote 32

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Footnote 35

National Association of Counties (NACo). “Counties Matter: Stronger Counties Stronger America.” February 2019. Visit source National Association of Counties (NACo). “2017 County Authority.” County Explorer. Visit source

Footnote 38

Clark County, Washington. “Home Rule Charter, Article 3 The Executive Branch.” Clark City Council, 2024. Visit source

Footnote 40

Assumption Parish Police Jury, Louisiana. “What is a Police Jury and its Duties?”. State of New Jersey. “Governor Murphy Signs Legislation to Eliminate the Title of ‘Freeholder’ from Public Office.” Office of Governor Phil Murphy. August 21, 2020. Visit source

Footnote 41

Municipal Research Services Center (MRSC). “County Forms of Government: Commission Form.” Last modified May 6, 2024. Visit source

Footnote 42

Latah County, Idaho. “Commissioners.” 2024. Visit source

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National Civic League. Model County Charter . Revised Edition. Denver, CO: National Civic League, 1990. Visit source

Footnote 56

Fernald, Austin. “The Difference Between a Town and a City; Plus Counties, Villages and More.” ZoningPoint Blog . Visit source

Footnote 57

UNC School of Government. “City-County Consolidation in North Carolina.” 2024. Visit source

Footnote 58

National League of Cities. “City-County Consolidations.” September 4, 2013. Visit source

Footnote 61 & 62

Lo, Lydia. “Who Zones? Mapping Land-Use Authority across the US.” Urban Wire (blog). Urban Institute. December 9, 2019. Visit source

Footnote 63

Montgomery County Pennsylvania. “Row Officers.”.

Footnote 65

Howard, Andrew. “The Public’s Defender: Analyzing the Impact of Electing Public Defenders.” Columbia Human Rights Law Review Online (April 15, 2020.).

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Byers, Jacqueline J. “Role of the County Clerk.” National Association of Counties Research Brief. November 2008. Visit source

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Kiernan, John S. “Property Taxes by State (2024).” WalletHub. February 20, 2024. Visit source

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Idaho County. “Assessor.”.

Footnote 70

Texas Association of Counties. “County Tax Assessor-Collector.” .

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Byers, Jacqueline J. “County Treasurer: Keeper of the Dollar$.” National Association of Counties Research Brief. November 2008. Visit source

Footnote 74

Franklin County Forensic Science Center. “What Is a Coroner?” .

Footnote 75

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National Sheriffs’ Association. “Office of Sheriff State-by-State Elections Information.”. The Great State of Alaska—Department of Public Safety. “Alaska State Troopers—Recruitment.”. CT.gov “Marshal Commission, State: FAQs.”.

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Davis, Angela J. “Prosecutors as the Most Powerful Actor in the Criminal Justice System.” Race, Racism and the Law. February 7, 2014. Visit source

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Footnote 93

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Footnote 95

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Your Missouri Judges. “How the Missouri Plan Works.”.

Footnote 103

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CHAPTER 5: SPECIAL DISTRICTS, INDEPENDENT CITIES, TOWNSHIPS & REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS

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Erb, Kelly Phillips. “Disney Sues Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Over Control Of Special District, Alleging Retaliation.” Forbes . April 26, 2023. Visit source

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Footnote 7

California Senate Local Government Committee. What’s So Special about Special Districts? A Citizen’s Guide to Special Districts in California . 4th ed., October 2010. Visit source

Footnote 8

Rassier, Dylan G., Melissa J. Braybrooks, Jason W. Chute, and Howard I. Krakower. “Quasi-Corporations and Institutional Sectors in the U.S. National Accounts.” Bureau of Economic Analysis and United States Department of Commerce. July 2016. Visit source

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U.S. Census Bureau. Individual State Descriptions: 2022 Census of Governments . April 30, 2024. Visit source

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California Senate Local Government Committee. What’s So Special about Special Districts? A Citizen’s Guide to Special Districts in California . 4th ed., October 2010. Visit source

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Simon, Christopher A., Brent S. Steel, and Nicholas P. Lovrich. State and Local Government and Politics: Prospects for Sustainability . Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University, 2019. Visit source

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Hall, Jeremy L and Michael W. Hail. “Special Districts.” Center for the Study of Federalism—Encyclopedia. Last updated 2006. Visit source

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America Counts. “From Municipalities to Special Districts, Official Count of Every Type of Local Government in 2017 Census of Governments.” U.S. Census Bureau. October 29, 2019. Visit source

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Simon, Christopher A., Brent S. Steel, and Nicholas P. Lovrich. State and Local Government and Politics: Prospects for Sustainability . Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University, 2019. Visit source

Footnote 21

Maryland State Archives. “Baltimore City, Maryland.” Maryland Manual On-Line: A Guide to Maryland & Its Government. Accessed July 17, 2023. Visit source STLOUIS-MO.GOV. “A Brief History of Saint Louis.”. Carson City, Nevada. “City Facts.” Last updated July 26, 2016. Visit source

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Virginia Law. “Constitution of Virginia, Article VII, §1.” Legislative Information System. Visit source

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U.S. Census Bureau. “Terms and Definitions.” Last modified December 16, 2021. Visit source

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Footnote 30

Fernald, Austin. “The Difference Between a Town and a City; Plus Counties, Villages and More.” ZoningPoint Blog . Visit source

Footnote 34

City of Franklin, Virginia. “Fire and Rescue History.”.

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Michigan Townships Association. “Townships in the U.S.” 2023. Visit source

Footnote 39

America Counts. “From Municipalities to Special Districts, Official Count of Every Type of Local Government in 2017 Census of Governments.” U.S. Census Bureau. October 29, 2019. https://www.cen .

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Office of the Secretary of State. “Regional Councils of Governments.”.

Footnote 41 & 42

National Association of Regional Councils. “What are Regional Councils?”.

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Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments. “Request for Qualifications Consultant Services for OKI Freight Plan.” 2022. Visit source

Footnote 45

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. “Mission Statement.” 2022. Visit source

Footnote 46

U.S. Census Bureau. Individual State Descriptions: 2022 Census of Governments . April 30, 2024. Visit source

CHAPTER 6: STATE GOVERNMENT

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Footnote 1

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Simon, Christopher A., Brent S. Steel, and Nicholas P. Lovrich. State and Local Government and Politics: Prospects for Sustainability . Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University, 2019. Visit source

Footnote 21

National Association of the Secretaries of State. “Administrative Rules—United States of America.” Administrative Codes and Registers (ACR). Accessed August 28, 2023. Visit source

Footnote 23

Ballotpedia. “Administrative State Legislation Tracker.”.

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USHistory.org. “The House of Burgesses.” U.S. History Online Textbook . 2024. Visit source

Footnote 31

The White House. “State and Local Government: Legislative Branch.”.

Footnote 35

Barton, Ryland. “Curious Louisville: Why Is Kentucky A Commonwealth?” Louisville Public Media, published July 21, 2017. Visit source

Footnote 41

Idaho State Legislature. “Idaho’s Citizen Legislature—The Membership.” .

Footnote 42

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). “Redistricting and the Supreme Court: The Most Significant Cases.” Last modified September 14, 2021. Visit source FindLaw.“Reynolds v. Sims, 377 U.S. 533 (1964).”.

Footnote 44

Little, Becky. “How Gerrymandering Began in the US.” History. Last updated August 7, 2023. Visit source

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Trickey, Erick. “Where Did the Term ‘Gerrymander’ Come From?” Smithsonian . Last updated July 20, 2017. Visit source

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National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). “Redistricting and the Supreme Court: The Most Significant Cases.” Last modified September 14, 2021. Visit source FindLaw. “Bush v. Vera, 517 U.S. 952 (1996).”.

Footnote 47

United States Supreme Court. “QP Report for Evenwel et al. v. Abbott, Governor of Texas, et al. (2016).”.

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National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). “Redistricting and the Supreme Court: The Most Significant Cases.” Last modified September 14, 2021. Visit source FindLaw. “Wesberry v. Sanders, 376 U.S. 1 (1964).”.

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National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). “Redistricting and the Supreme Court: The Most Significant Cases.” Last modified September 14, 2021. Visit source FindLaw. “Evenwel v. Abbott, 578 U.S. __ (2016).”.

Footnote 52

Denniston, Lyle. “Constitution Check: What does ‘one-person, one-vote’ mean now?” Constitution Daily (blog). National Constitution Center. April 5, 2016.

Footnote 53

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). “Redistricting and the Supreme Court: The Most Significant Cases.” Last modified September 14, 2021. Visit source FindLaw. “Miller v. Johnson, 515 U.S. 900 (1995).”.

Footnote 54

Brennan Center for Justice. “Supreme Court Upholds ‘One Person, One Vote.’” April 14, 2016. Visit source

Footnote 55

Loyola Law School. “All About Redistricting.”.

Footnote 56

National Conference of State Legislature (NCSL). “Redistricting Commissions: State Legislative Plans.” Last modified December 10, 2021. Visit source

Footnote 60

Michigan Legislature. A Student’s Guide to the Legislative Process in Michigan . Revised April 2023. Visit source

Footnote 67

Nebraska Legislature. “Lawmaking in Nebraska”.

Footnote 69, 73 & 74

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). Inside the Legislative Process: A comprehensive survey by the American Society of Legislative Clerks and Secretaries in cooperation with the National Conference of State Legislatures . Revised September 2009. Visit source

Footnote 70, 71 & 72

National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). “Parliamentary Procedure: A Legislator’s Guide.” Updated November 4, 2022. Visit source

Footnote 75, 83 & 84

National Governors Association. “Governors Powers and Authority.” 2024. Visit source

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Curzan, Anne and Rebecca Kruth. “Here’s why we say ‘gubernatorial’ instead of ‘governatorial.’ Michigan Public. June 10, 2018. Visit source

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National Lieutenant Governors Association. “Roles in State Senates.” September 2022. Visit source

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Footnote 92

Schweitzer, Dan, Lindsay See, Barbara Underwood, and Jeffrey Rosen. “The Constitutional Role of the State Solicitor General.” Produced by The National Constitution Center. March 24, 2023. Video, 55:35. Visit source

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National Association of State Treasurers. “State Treasurers Count.” December 31, 2020. Visit source

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MasterClass. “Government 101: What Does a State Comptroller Do?” September 12, 2022. Visit source

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Smyth, Danielle. “What Are the Duties of the Superintendent of Public Instruction?” Chron. February 2, 2022. Visit source

Footnote 110, 121 & 122

Wallace, Harvey. “Federal and State Jurisdiction.” In National Victim Assistance Academy , edited by Anne Seymour, Morna Murray, Jane Sigmon, Melissa Hook, Christine Edmonds, Mario Gaboury, and Grace Coleman. Office for Victims of Crime, 2000. Visit source

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Footnote 114

National Center for State Courts. “State Court Structures.”.

Footnote 115

Thomson Reuters. “Common Law: Defining what it is and what you need to know.” November 15, 2022. Visit source

Footnote 117

FindLaw.“What’s the Difference Between a Misdemeanor vs. Felony?” Last reviewed August 17, 2023. Visit source

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CHAPTER 7: NATIONAL GOVERNMENT

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Earls, Aaron. “10 Encouraging Trends of Global Christianity in 2020.” Lifeway Research. June 10, 2020. Visit source

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Read, Amanda. “The Article V Process Explained.” Produced by Matthew Perdie. Convention Of States Project. July 16, 2017. Visit source

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United States House of Representatives. “The Legislative Process: How Are Laws Made?” https:/. ———. “About Voting.”.

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U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. “How Your State Gets Its Seats: Congressional Apportionment.”.

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Loyola Law School. “All About Redistricting.”.

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Constitution Annotated. “ArtI.S3.C2.2 Senate Vacancies Clause.” .

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Constitution Annotated. “ArtII.S4.4.7 President Richard Nixon and Impeachable Offenses.”.

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Pruitt, Sarah. “Can the President and Vice President Be From the Same State?” History. Last modified September 21, 2023. Visit source

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The White House. “Presidential Personnel Office.”.

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Footnote 52, 53 & 54

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CHAPTER 8: VOTING, ELECTIONS & PARTIES

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Footnote 3

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CHAPTER 9: CHRISTIAN DIPLOMACY

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Butterfield, Rosaria. “Christians, the LGBTQ Community, and the Call to Hospitality.” By Matt Tully. The Crossway Podcast , May 13, 2019. Visit source

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