Using this book, students will develop the skills to see through the simplistic sound bites and partisan assertions they’re subjected to by the pundits and politicians.
Written for all students of politics coming to the subject for the first time, this textbook provides a lively and accessible introduction and guide to all the main features and characteristics of one of the most distinctive and complex ...
After setting American politics in its social and economic context, the book provides an introduction to and analysis of the American Constitution and the distribution of power within the federal system.
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American Government and Politics in the Information Age
New to the 2nd edition: Learning Objectives help you efficiently preview, study, and review key chapter concepts.
The purpose of this book is to offer a no-frills, low-cost, yet comprehensive overview of the American political system for students taking introductory courses in American national government.
As the brief version of AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, Seventh Edition, UNDERSTANDING AMERICAN GOVERNMENT excludes the four policy chapters. Otherwise, the books are identical, and share the same supplemental package.
This edition includes an expanded budget policy chapter and two new pedagogical features: New Populism boxes discuss current topics as they affect and disturb middle class Americans; and Symbolic Solutions for Complex Problems boxes focus ...
Updated to reflect the current political landscape, this book is emphasizes and explores causal questions in American Politics.