Author: Adam R. Brown
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 1496207858
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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As unique as is Utah’s formative history of civil and religious conflict, its political institutions today broadly resemble those found in other American states. While its majority Mormon population translates into an enormous Republican advantage in local and national elections, Utahns have taken a more centrist stance on some issues such as immigration, while Utah itself has become the third‐fastest-growing state in the country since 2000. The mostly geographically rural state is demographically urban, and Salt Lake County is now a swing county in some elections. Utah Politics and Government offers an accessible analysis of Utah’s political cultures, starting with the state’s unique pioneer heritage, its development into a secular American state, and its explosive modern growth. The book covers the state constitution and its place in the federal system, ongoing public lands disputes, and major political institutions. Several original datasets covering the last thirty years in Utah politics provide contemporary context and analysis. The final chapter offers practical advice to citizens wishing to engage with their elected officials. Adam R. Brown has written a book that is beneficial not only for educational purposes but also for the average citizen who wishes to understand how Utah’s government operates, get involved in state politics, and make informed choices.
Author: Rod Decker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781560852728
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The founding -- The Republican ascendancy -- Public morality -- Demography : family and children -- Economy -- The time of disorder -- The downwinders' tale -- Downwinder politics -- Water -- Federal land regulations and conflicts -- The Utah State Legislature -- Utah's governors -- Governing -- Courts and public law -- Budgeting, spending, taxing, revolting -- Utah schools -- Recapitulation.
Author: Jon Cox
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732849709
Category : Political candidates
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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Utah is a peculiar place, and Utahns are a peculiar people. Men overwhelming dominate Utah business and politics. But it was also the first state in the nation where women cast a vote and is home to the nation’s first female state senator (who had to defeat her husband in order to get there). Utah today has the highest level of foreign language fluency with international trade a key driver of the state’s economic development. Utahns overwhelmingly believe in limited government and reduced public spending. However, from its initial founding, Utah also has a proud history of supporting the arts, through both public and private efforts. When Utah was first established by Latter-day Saint pioneers, its settlers chose a place where they could be completely isolated from the rest of the nation. Within that isolation, it makes sense that the political culture could turn out to be, well, a little bit quirky.
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Category : Mormons and Mormonism
Languages : en
Pages :
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Author: Frank J. Cannon
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3387061935
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 358
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Author: Jeffery E. Sells
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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As is well known, the state of Utah was created under trying circumstances. Settled by religious refugees, the territory was at first governed by a people who resented the intrusion of the United States and who recognized no wall dividing church and state. This is the legacy that the contemporary state has inherited. As subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) as the influences of the past can be, the overall impact of religion in Utah from the founding period to the present has been enormous. In this anthology, fourteen prominent men and women, whose diverse backgrounds in politics, history, and religion more than qualify them as experts, attest to this fact. Each interprets the state of religion and politics with a clear, informed perspective, with reassurances and warnings. As the editor notes, there is an element of endearment in the tone of these essays; they are written by people who live in the state and clearly love her and care about the overall health and well being of her citizens.
Author: Matthew Godfrey
Publisher: Life Writings Frontier Women
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Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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Mary Lois Walker Morris was a Mormon woman who challenged both American ideas about marriage and the U.S. legal system. Before the Manifesto provides a glimpse into her world as the polygamous wife of a prominent Salt Lake City businessman, during a time of great transition in Utah. This account of her life as a convert, milliner, active community member, mother, and wife begins in England, where her family joined the Mormon church, details her journey across the plains, and describes life in Utah in the 1880s. Her experiences were unusual as, following her first husband's deathbed request, she married his brother as a plural wife in the Old Testament tradition of levirate marriage. Mary Morris's memoir frames her 1879 to 1887 diary with both reflections on earlier years and passages that parallel entries in the day book, giving readers a better understanding of how she retrospectively saw her life. The thoroughly annotated diary offers the daily experience of a woman who kept a largely self-sufficient household, had a wide social network, ran her own business, wrote poetry, and was intellectually curious. The years of "the Raid" (federal prosecution of polygamists) led Mary and Elias Morris to hide their marriage on "the underground," and her to perjury during Elias's trial for unlawful cohabitation. The book ends with Mary Lois's arrival at the Salt Lake Depot after three years in exile in Mexico with a polygamist colony.
Author: Dan E. Jones
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ISBN:
Category : Elections
Languages : en
Pages : 646
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Author: Utah. Legislature. House
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 806
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Author: Frank Jenne Cannon
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Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 416
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