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Principles and Practice of American Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings

by: Kernell, Samuel

Principles and Practice of American Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings

by: Kernell, Samuel

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9781604264630
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1604264632
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 08/01/2009
Publisher: Cq Pr

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Combining timeless readings with cutting-edge, current selections, Kernell and Smith bring judicious editing and important context for students learning the ropes of American government. This collection effectively examines the strategic behavior of key players in American politics, showing that political actors, though motivated by their own interests, are governed by the Constitution, the law, and institutional rules, as well as influenced by the strategies of others.

Preface	p. xi
About the Editors	p. xiii
Designing Institutions	p. 1
From the Logic of Collective Action: Public Goods and the Theory of Groups	p. 1
The Tragedy of the Commons	p. 12
The Prosperous Community: Social Capital and Public Life	p. 25
The Constitutional Framework	p. 33
The Founding Fathers: A Reform Caucus in Action	p. 33
Anti-Federalist No. 3	p. 58
Federalist No. 10	p. 63
Federalist No. 51	p. 70
Federalism	p. 73
Federalism as an Ideal Political Order and an Objective for Constitutional Reform	p. 73
Federalism: Battles on the Front Lines of Public Policy	p. 82
A Separate Peace	p. 103
Civil Rights	p. 107
Immigration and the Future of Identity Politics in the United States	p. 107
American Diversity and the 2000 Census	p. 122
Civil Liberties	p. 134
From Republic.com 2.0	p. 134
Miranda v. Arizona	p. 151
Roe v. Wade	p. 160
The Real World of Constitutional Rights: The Supreme Court and the Implementation of the Abortion Decisions	p. 169
The Puzzling Case of the Abortion Attitudes of the Millennial Generation	p. 199
Congress	p. 212
Congress, the Troubled Institution	p. 212
The Transition to Democratic Leadership in a Polarized House	p. 228
Congressional Committees in a Continuing Partisan Era	p. 251
The Presidency	p. 273
From Presidential Power and the Modern Presidents: The Politics of Leadership from Roosevelt to Reagan	p. 273
The Gatekeeper: Rahm Emanuel on the Job	p. 294
From Going Public: New Strategies of Presidential Leadership	p. 303
How Cable Ended the Golden Age of Presidential Television: From 1969 to 2006	p. 321
The Bureaucracy	p. 337
The Politics of Bureaucratic Structure	p. 337
Bush and the Bureaucracy: A Crusade for Control	p. 353
From The Politics of Presidential Appointments: Political Control and Bureaucratic Performance	p. 365
The Judiciary	p. 389
From A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law	p. 389
From Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution	p. 407
Federalist No. 78	p. 421
Congress and the Politics of Judicial Appointments	p. 427
The Voting Behavior of George W Bush's Judges: How Sharp a Turn to the Right?	p. 440
Public Opinion	p. 459
Analyzing and Interpreting Polls	p. 459
Dynamic Representation	p. 488
America's Ignorant Voters	p. 503
From Culture War? The Myth of a Polarized America	p. 511
Voting, Campaigns, and Elections	p. 522
From The Reasoning Voter: Communication and Persuasion in Presidential Campaigns	p. 522
Party Polarization in National Politics: The Electoral Connection	p. 530
From Air Wars: Television Advertising in Election Campaigns 1952-2008	p. 547
The Triumph of Diversity: Barack Obama, Race, and the 2008 Presidential Election	p. 572
Political Parties	p. 587
From Why Parties? The Origin and Transformation of Political Parties in America	p. 587
Partisanship and Voting Behavior, 1952-1996	p. 600
Parties as Problem Solvers	p. 611
Interest Groups	p. 625
The Scope and Bias of the Pressure System	p. 625
The Evolution of Interest Groups	p. 634
Buying Time: Moneyed Interests and the Mobilization of Bias in Congressional Corrimittees	p. 642
News Media	p. 654
The Market and the Media	p. 654
Project for Excellence in Journalism The New Washington Press Corps: As Mainstream Media Decline, Niche and Foreign Outlets Grow	p. 670
Free Falls, High Dives, and the Future of Democratic Accountability	p. 683
Constitution of the United States	p. 704
Credits	p. 722
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Principles and Practice of American Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings

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