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vii Contents List of Tables ix Acknowledgments xi 1 Prologue 1 2 Foundations: New Jersey, 1600–1900 8 3 The Statesmen and the Bosses: New Jersey since 1900 25 4 Contemporary Political Patterns 50 5 Voters, Elections, and Parties 72 6 The Representation of Interests 105 7 The Constitution 124 8 The Governor 145 9 The Legislature 164 10 The State Bureaucracy 185 11 The Courts 210 12 Government and Politics in Localities 232 13 New Jersey in the Federal System 255 14 The Politics of Taxing and Spending 274 15 The Politics of Education 305 16 Quality of Life Issues 336 17 Epilogue 368 viii Contents Notes 375 Index 423 ...