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Understanding American Government

ISBN: 9780314201539 | 031420153X
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Pub. Date: 2/5/1997

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SummaryTable of Contents
This book tries, as did the previous editions, to interest students in learning about the exciting, important, and controversial issues in American public life. It offers the essential 'nuts and bolts' of American government, but also wants the student to understand why (and sometimes how) these important features have evolved, their impact on government and individuals, and why they are controversial and worth learning.
PART ONE The American System1(70)
CHAPTER 1 AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
2(20)
CHAPTER 2 THE CONSTITUTION
22(26)
... MORE48(23)
PART TWO Links Between People and Government71(208)
CHAPTER 4 PUBLIC OPINION
72(32)
CHAPTER 5 INTEREST GROUPS
104(34)
CHAPTER 6 POLITICAL PARTIES
138(28)
CHAPTER 7 ELECTIONS
166(46)
CHAPTER 8 THE MEDIA
212(40)
CHAPTER 9 MONEY AND POLITICS
252(27)
PART THREE Institutions279(144)
CHAPTER 10 CONGRESS
280(44)
CHAPTER 11 THE PRESIDENCY
324(36)
CHAPTER 12 THE BUREAUCRACY
360(32)
CHAPTER 13 THE JUDICIARY
2392(31)
PART FOUR Civil Liberties and Rights423(92)
CHAPTER 14 CIVIL LIBERTIES
424(40)
CHAPTER 15 CIVIL RIGHTS
464(51)
PART FIVE Public Policies515
CHAPTER 16 THE BUDGET
516

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