Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; List of Illustrations ; List of Tables ; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Political Cultures; 2. The Constitution; 3. Elections and Political Parties; 4. The State Legislature; 5. The Governor; 6. Interest Groups and Lobbying; 7. State and Local Governments in a Federal Structure; 8. Taxing, Spending, and Borrowing; 9. Kansas Politics in State and Nation; Appendixes; 1. The Kansas Court System ; 2. Summary of Legislation Governing Lobbying in Kansas ; Notes; Suggestions for Further Reading; Index