Politics in America
ISBN: 9780205826094 | 0205826091
Edition: 9thFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Pearson
Pub. Date: 12/20/2010
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Updated in a new 9th edition, Politics in Americaprovides straightforward, descriptive coverage of American politics and government.#xA0; Using the Harold Lasswell definition of politics Tom Dye employs this classic, and still resonant, interpretation as the lens through which he examines the foundations, institutions, behaviors, and policies of the American political system.
I. Politics
1. Politics: Who Gets What, When, and How
2. Political Culture: Ideas in Conflict
II. Constitution
3. The Constitution: Limiting Governmental Law
4. Federalism: Dividing Governmental Power
III. Participants
5. Opinion and ... MORE
6. Mass Media: Setting the Political Agenda
7. Political Parties: Organizing Politics
8. Campaigns and Elections: Deciding Who Governs
9. Interest Groups: Getting Their Share and More
IV. INSTITUTIONS.
10. Congress: Politics on Capitol Hill
11. The President: White House Politics
12. The Bureaucracy: Bureaucratic Politics
13. Courts: Judicial Politics
V. OUTCOMES.
14. Politics and Personal Liberty
15. Politics and Civil Rights
16. Politics and the Economy
17. Politics and Social Welfare
18. Politics and National Security
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