Critical Thinking Questions Suggestions for Further Study

Council of State Governments. 2014. The Book of the States. Lexington, KY: The Council of State Governments.

Elazar, Daniel. 1972. American Federalism: A View from the States, 2nd ed. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company.

Governing: The State and Localities (http://www.governing.com/).

National Association of Counties (http://www.naco.org/).

National Conference of State Legislatures (http://www.ncsl.org/).

National Governors Association (http://www.nga.org/cms/home.html).

National League of Cities (http://www.nlc.org/).

Rosenthal, Alan. 2013. The Best Job in Politics; Exploring How Governors Succeed as Policy Leaders. Thousand Oaks, CA: CQ Press.

———. 2004. Heavy Lifting: The Job of State Legislatures. Thousand Oaks, CA: CQ Press.

Wright, Ralph. 2005. Inside the Statehouse: Lessons from the Speaker. Washington, DC: CQ Press.

United States Census Bureau, “Quick Facts: United States” (http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html).