Living Democracy, 2010 Update, Brief National Version

Daniel M. Shea, Joanne Connor Green, Christopher E. Smith (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

656 Seiten

2010 | 2nd edition
Pearson (Verlag)
978-0-205-78167-6 (ISBN)

Titel ist leider vergriffen;
keine Neuauflage

Artikel merken

Updated to reflect the current political landscape, this book is organized around a "participation" approach and provides an innovative content style and interactive assessment. It is designed to get readers to participate in their learning and in all aspects of American politics.

Covering the foundations and institutions of the American Government, readers are prompted to draw connections between government topics and current events while finding a role for themselves in politics and government. This update includes coverage of the seismic changes that have taken place across our political landscape since the second edition published and Barack Obama took office.

Part One: Foundations of American Government

1 American Government: Democracy in Action

2 Early Governance and the Constitutional Framework

Part Two: The Institutions of American Government

3 Federalism

4 The Judiciary

5 Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

6 Congress

7 The Presidency

8 Bureaucracy

Part Three: The American Public and the Democratic Process

9 Political Socialization and Public Opinion

10 The Politics of the Media

11 Interest Groups, Social Movements, and Civic Engagement

12 Elections and Political Participation in America

13 Political Parties

Part Four: Public Policy

14 The Policy Process

Erscheint lt. Verlag	17.6.2010
Sprache	englisch
Maße	271 x 229 mm
Gewicht	1338 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
ISBN-10	0-205-78167-5 / 0205781675
ISBN-13	978-0-205-78167-6 / 9780205781676
Zustand	Neuware