Governing America: History, Culture, Institutions, Organisation, Policy
- ISBN-10
- 0719040787
- ISBN-13
- 9780719040788
- Series
- Governing America
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 339
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Manchester University Press
- Authors
- Tim Hames, Nicol C. Rae
Description
The first section gives an overview of American political history, and focuses on the incidents which have shaped the nation's political culture. The second examines the major political institutions: the Presidency, Congress, the Supreme Court, and state and local government. Other vital elements in the governmental system - the federal bureaucracy, mass media, political parties and interest groups - are then fully discussed.
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