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Ohio Government and Politics provides a thorough, highly readable overview of the history, processes, and institutions of the state’s government and politics. In a country increasingly divided into blue and red states, Ohio is “purple” – one of the few states that is not dominated by a single political party. Covering the crucial strategies of both the republicans and democrats as they vie for power in Ohio, this new title demonstrates the “nationalizing” of Ohio politics. However, contemporary issues specific to Ohio politics are not neglected; coverage of important issues such charter reform in Cuyahoga County and the controversies over the regulation of “fracking” is included.
A Brief History of Ohio
A Brief History of Ohio
Ohio’s Path to Statehood
Although Ohio’s identity as a battleground state is based on its assumed status as a must-win state for both major political parties in presidential contests, the term might also be understood in a more literal sense: The area that would eventually comprise the state of Ohio was the proximate cause of a real war that indirectly contributed to the establishment of the United States as an independent nation.
Michael Barone and Richard Cohen have suggested that Ohio might rightfully be called the “first entirely American state,” since it was the first state with no direct connection to one of the former British colonies.1 Ohio was never a separate colony under British rule but ...
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