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- ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1337568392
- ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1337568395
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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: INSTITUTIONS AND POLICIES sets the standard for students trying to successfully understand the American government. It examines current issues in American politics, focusing on the importance of American governmental institutions, the historical development of governmental procedures and policies as well as on who governs in the United States and to what ends. The sixteenth edition includes clear learning objectives and highlighted key concepts so you know exactly what to focus on. Links to contemporary debates on policy dynamics give you the opportunity to identify important issues in American politics, apply what you’re learning and maximize your comprehension.
Table of Content:
- Part 1: The American System
- Chapter 1: The Study of American Government
- 1-1 Politics and Democracy
- 1-2 Political Power in America: Five Views
- 1-3 Who Governs? To What Ends?
- 1-4 The Politics of Different Issues
- Chapter 2: The Constitution
- 2-1 The Problem of Liberty
- 2-2 The Constitutional Convention
- 2-3 Ratification Debates
- 2-4 Democracy and the Constitution: Post-Ratification Debates
- Chapter 3: Federalism
- 3-1 Why Federalism Matters
- 3-2 Governmental Structure
- 3-3 Federal Money, State Programs
- 3-4 A Devolution Revolution?
- Chapter 4: American Political Culture
- 4-1 Political Culture
- 4-2 How We Compare: Comparing America with Other Nations
- 4-3 Sources of Political Culture
- 4-4 The Culture War
- Chapter 5: Civil Liberties
- 5-1 The Courts and Conflicts over Civil Liberties
- 5-2 The First Amendment and Freedom of Expression
- 5-3 The First Amendment and Freedom of Religion
- 5-4 Crime and Due Process
- 5-5 Civil Liberties and American Democracy
- Chapter 6: Civil Rights
- 6-1 Race and Civil Rights
- 6-2 Women and Equal Rights
- 6-3 Affirmative Action
- 6-4 Gay Rights
- 6-5 Looking Back- and Ahead
- Part 2: Opinions, Interests, and Organizations
- Chapter 7: Public Opinion
- 7-1 What Is Public Opinion?
- 7-2 What Drives Opinion?
- 7-3 Political Information and Public Opinion
- 7-4 Public Opinion and Public Policy
- Chapter 8: Political Participation
- 8-1 A Close Look at Nonvoting
- 8-2 The Rise of the American Electorate
- 8-3 Who Participates in Politics?
- Chapter 9: Political Parties
- 9-1 What Is a Party?
- 9-2 The Rise and Decline of the Political Party
- 9-3 The Functions of Political Parties
- 9-4 Parties as Organizations
- 9-5 Parties in the Electorate: Partisanship
- 9-6 The Two-Party System
- Chapter 10: Elections and Campaigns
- 10-1 Presidential Elections: Winning the Nomination
- 10-2 How Does the Campaign Matter?
- 10-3 How Do Voters Learn about the Candidates?
- 10-4 Building a Winning Coalition
- 10-5 Congressional Elections
- 10-6 Campaign Finance: Regulating the Flow of Political Money
- 10-7 Effects of Elections on Policy
- Chapter 11: Interest Groups
- 11-1 The Rise of Interest Groups
- 11-2 Kinds of Organizations
- 11-3 Interest Groups and Social Movements
- 11-4 The Activities of Interest Groups
- 11-5 Regulating Interest Groups
- Chapter 12: The Media
- 12-1 The Media and Politics
- 12-2 Where Do Americans Get Their News? Does This Matter?
- 12-3 Media Effects
- 12-4 Is the Media Trustworthy and Unbiased?
- 12-5 Government Regulation of the Media
- Part 3: Institutions of Government
- Chapter 13: Congress
- 13-1 Congress versus Parliament
- 13-2 The Evolution of Congress
- 13-3 Who Is in Congress?
- 13-4 The Organization of Congress: Parties and Interests
- 13-5 How a Bill Becomes a Law
- 13-6 Reforming Congress
- Chapter 14: The Presidency
- 14-1 Presidents and Prime Ministers
- 14-2 The Powers of the President
- 14-3 How Modern Presidents Influence Policymaking
- 14-4 Presidential Character, Organization, and Policymaking
- 14-5 Presidential Transition
- Chapter 15: The Bureaucracy
- 15-1 Distinctiveness of the American Bureaucracy
- 15-2 Evolution of the Federal Bureaucracy
- 15-3 The Federal Bureaucracy Today
- 15-4 Checks, Problems, and Possibilities for Reform
- Chapter 16: The Judiciary
- 16-1 Judicial Review
- 16-2 Development of the Federal Courts
- 16-3 The Structure, Jurisdiction, and Operation of the Federal Courts
- 16-4 The Supreme Court in Action
- Part 4: Public Policy and American Democracy
- Chapter 17: Domestic Policy
- 17-1 Social Welfare Policy
- 17-2 Business Regulation Policy
- 17-3 Environmental Policy
- 17-4 Beyond Domestic Policy
- Chapter 18: Economic Policy
- 18-1 The Economy and Elections
- 18-2 Economic Theories and Political Needs
- 18-3 The Machinery of Economic Policymaking
- 18-4 The Budget, Spending, and Taxes
- Chapter 19: Foreign and Military Policy
- 19-1 Kinds of Foreign Policy
- 19-2 The Constitutional and Legal Contexts
- 19-3 Making Foreign Policy
- 19-4 The Politics of Foreign Affairs: Military Action, Defense Policy, and the Future
- Chapter 20: American Democracy, Then and Now
- 20-1 The Old versus the New System
- 20-2 Government Growth: Influences and Consequences
- 20-3 American Democracy-Then, Now, and Next
- Appendixes
- Glossary
- Notes
- Index
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