State government : resurgence of power

Duration: 0:20:39

Genre: Educational | Historical | Political

Year Published: 1976

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: Registered 1Apr76 · MP30964 (Jan-Jun 1977) Copyright holder: Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corporation Production company: Concept Films

Description: Documents how contemporary problems and governmental reform have led to increasing roles of power for state governors, legislators, judges, and administrators. Points out, using historical stills, the weakening of the state government from the writing of the Constitution to the mid-1960s. Emphasizes the new leaders and their competence through interviews and documentation of regional governors' meetings and sessions of state legislatures. Shows the role of the judiciary system in class action suits and the immense power of administrative agencies., Documents how contemporary problems and governmental reform have led to increasing roles of power for state governors, legislators, judges, and administrators. Points out, using historical stills, the weakening of the state government from the writing of the Constitution to the mid-1960s. Emphasizes the new leaders and their competence through interviews and documentation of regional governors' meetings and sessions of state legislatures. Shows the role of the judiciary system in class action suits and the immense power of administrative agencies.

Complete Record: , Documents how contemporary problems and governmental reform have led to increasing roles of power for state governors, legislators, judges, and administrators. Points out, using historical stills, the weakening of the state government from the writing of the Constitution to the mid-1960s. Emphasizes the new leaders and their competence through interviews and documentation of regional governors' meetings and sessions of state legislatures. Shows the role of the judiciary system in class action suits and the immense power of administrative agencies.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.