Updated to reflect the current political landscape, this book is emphasizes and explores causal questions in American Politics. It helps readers apply critical thinking tools–tools pulled directly from a social scientist’s playbook–to start answering those questions, see past today’s headlines, and understand why things really happen in our political world. Containing chapters on political culture, media and politics, and interest groups, readers will come away from this book able to think and view their world critically. Readers will come away from the book not only excited by political questions, but with the means to explore possible answers as more thoughtful and empowered citizen The Texas version of Understanding American Politics and Government contains the same information as the National version, plus 7 additional chapters on Texas state government and policy.
Christian Smith, a sociologist at Notre Dame, describes the Millennials as supporters of “Generation Me” in contrast to “Generation We.”68 Seen this way, Millennial tinkering presents religious leaders with a challenge.
The second edition provides a very strong introduction to political institutions and includes a new chapter on public opinion.
This is the product access code card for MyPoliSciLab and does not include the actual bound book. Updated to capture the current political landscape, this book is emphasizes and explores causal questions in American Politics.
Updated to reflect the current political landscape, this book is emphasizes and explores causal questions in American Politics.
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The book draws heavily on real-world politics to help students think more critically about their political beliefs and actions. This text features full integration with the New MyPoliSciLab.
Solve real-world puzzles like a political scientist This version of Understanding American Politics and Government, 2012 Election Edition includes all thirteen chapters from Gibson/Robison's Government and Politics in the Lone Star State, ...
Understanding American Politics and Government
This is an ideal book for use by undergraduate professors and students of American politics, as it is closely geared to the requirements of the syllabuses laid down by the main examination boards.
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