State government : resurgence of power

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.