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American Government and Politics Today - Barbara Bardes, Mack Shelley, Steffen Schmidt

American Government and Politics Today

Essentials 2017-2018 Edition
Buch | Softcover
576 Seiten
2017 | 19th edition
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-337-09121-3 (ISBN)
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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY: THE ESSENTIALS, 2017-2018 Edition, inspires you to join the exciting process of being active, informed citizens. Unbiased, concisely organized, and updated with Election 2016 coverage, the authors provide encouragement and suggestions for ways to become involved in the political process. MindTap, Cengage Learning's fully online learning solution, is available and fully integrated with this text.

Barbara A. Bardes is professor emerita of political science at the University of Cincinnati. She served as a faculty member in political science and dean of Mundelein College at Loyola University of Chicago. In 1993, she was appointed dean of the University of Cincinnati Blue Ash, serving until 2003. She returned to the political science department, where she held the position of graduate director before retiring. In addition to writing articles on public and foreign policy and women and politics, Dr. Bardes co-authored "Declarations of Independence: Women and Political Power in 19th Century American Novels"; "Thinking About Public Policy: A Problem-Solving Approach"; "Public Opinion: Measuring the American Mind" and "American Government and Politics Today." She received her B.A. and M.A. from Kent State University and her Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati. Mack C. Shelley II is a professor of political science and statistics at Iowa State University, where he arrived in 1979. Currently chair of the department of political science, he conducts policy research in a number of areas funded by grants and contracts. From 1993 to 2002, he served as elected co-editor of Policy Studies Journal. In addition, Dr. Shelley has published numerous articles, books and monographs on public policy, including "The Permanent Majority: The Conservative Coalition in the United States Congress"; "Biotechnology and the Research Enterprise: A Guide to the Literature" (with William F. Woodman and Brian J. Reichel); "American Public Policy: The Contemporary Agenda" (with Steven G. Koven and Bert E. Swanson) and "Quality Research in Literacy and Science Education: International Perspectives and Gold Standards" (with Larry Yore and Brian Hand). He received his bachelor’s degree from American University in Washington, D.C., and both his master’s degree in economics and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Steffen W. Schmidt is the Lucken Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Iowa State University. He has published 14 books and over 130 articles in scholarly journals and major newspapers. His numerous teaching honors include the Amoco Award for Lifetime Career Achievement in Teaching and Teacher of the Year. He is a pioneer in the use of web-based and real-time video courses, a founding member of the American Political Science Association's computers and multimedia section and a founding member of the USSTRATCOM academic alliance. Known as "Dr. Politics" for his extensive commentary on U.S. politics in both American and international media, he comments on CNN en Español and Univision as well as CTV Canada Cable TV. Dr. Schmidt grew up in Colombia, South America, and studied in Colombia, Switzerland, the United States and France. He received a B.A. from Rollins College and a Ph.D. in public law and government from Columbia University, New York. Dr. Schmidt is on Facebook (SteffenWSchmidt) and Twitter (DrPolitics).

Part I: THE AMERICAN SYSTEM.
1. The Democratic Republic.
2. The Constitution.
3. Federalism.
Part II: CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES.
4. Civil Liberties.
5. Civil Rights.
Part III: PEOPLE AND POLITICS.
6. Public Opinion and Political Socialization.
7. Interest Groups.
8. Political Parties.
9. Campaigns and Elections.
10. The Media.
Part IV: POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS.
11. The Congress.
12. The President.
13. The Bureaucracy.
14. The Courts.
Part V: PUBLIC POLICY.
15. Domestic and Economic Policy.
16. Foreign Policy.
Appendix A: The Declaration of Independence.
Appendix B: The Constitution of the United States and Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
Appendix C: Federalist Papers Nos. 10, 51, and No. 78.
Appendix D: Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court since 1900.
Appendix E: Party Control of Congress since 1900.
Appendix F: The Presidents of the United States.

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Verlagsort Belmont, CA
Sprache englisch
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Gewicht 1290 g
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Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-337-09121-9 / 1337091219
ISBN-13 978-1-337-09121-3 / 9781337091213
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