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Political Science : An Introduction

by: Roskin, Michael; Cord, Robert L.; Medeiros, James A.; Jones, Walter; Roskin, Michael G.

Political Science : An Introduction

by: Roskin, Michael; Cord, Robert L.; Medeiros, James A.; Jones, Walter; Roskin, Michael G.

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9780130208729
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0130208728
Edition: 7th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2000
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Exceptionally up-to-date and rich in cross-national examples, "Political Science" offers an unbiased and thorough introduction to the basic concepts and theories of political science. With a critical look at the major theories, it exposes students to many ways of thinking, and challenges them to think critically. Emphasizing both U.S. and comparative politics provides students with a solid foundation for connecting their studies ot what is happening in the world around them.

Preface

Part I The Bases of Politics

(90)

1 A Science of Politics?

(18)

The Master Science

(3)

History

(1)

Human Geography

(1)

Economics

(1)

Sociology

(1)

Anthropology

(1)

Psychology

(1)

Political Power

(7)

Biological

(3)

Psychological

(1)

Cultural

(1)

Rational

(1)

Irrational

(1)

Power as a Composite

(2)

Is Politics a Science?

(5)

The Struggle to See Clearly

(4)

What Good Is Political Science?

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Key Websites

(1)

Further Reference

(1)

2 Theories: Classic and Modern

(19)

Classic Theories

(5)

The Contractualists

(1)

Marxist Theories

(2)

Institutional Theories

(1)

Contemporary Theories

(10)

Behavioral Theory

(1)

Systems Theory

(3)

Modernization Theory

(2)

Developmentalist Theories

(1)

Rational-Choice Theory

(2)

New Institutionalism

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Key Websites

(1)

Further Reference

(1)

3 Nations, States, and Governments

(17)

The Elements of Nationhood

(2)

Territory

(1)

Population

(1)

Independence

(1)

Government

(1)

The Crises of Nation Building

(4)

Identity

(1)

Legitimacy

(1)

Penetration

(1)

Participation

(1)

Distribution

(2)

Government: What It Is and What It Does

(5)

Classifying Governments

(2)

The State as Agent of Modernization

(3)

Making Public Policy

(2)

Public Policies: Material and Symbolic

(1)

Key Terms

(1)

Key Websites

(1)

Further Reference

(1)

4 Individuals and Constitutions

(16)

Constitutions in the Modern World

(7)

The Highest Law of the Land

(2)

The Purpose of a Constitution

(4)

The Adaptability of the U.S. Constitution

(2)

Can the Constitution Ensure Rights?

(1)

Freedom of Expression in the United States

(4)

Free Speech and Sedition

(3)

Key Terms

(1)

Key Websites

(1)

Further Reference

(1)

5 Democracy, Totalitarianism, and Authoritarianism

(20)

Modern Democracy

(5)

Representative Democracy

(5)

Democracy in Practice: Elitism or Pluralism?

(3)

Totalitarian Government

(4)

What Is Totalitarianism?

(4)

Authoritarianism

(2)

Authoritarianism and the Developing Nations

(1)

The Democratization of Authoritarian Regimes

(3)

Key Terms

(1)

Key Websites

(1)

Further Reference

(2)

Part II Political Attitudes

(58)

6 Political Ideologies

(20)

What Is Ideology?

(3)

The Major Ideologies

(11)

Classic Liberalism

(1)

Classic Conservatism

(1)

Modern Liberalism

(1)

Modern Conservatism

(1)

Marxist Socialism

(1)

Social Democracy

(2)

Communism

100

(2)

Nationalism

102

(1)

Fascism

103

(2)

Ideology in Our Day

105

(4)

The Collapse of Communism

105

(1)

Neoconservatism

106

(1)

Libertarianism

107

(1)

Feminism

107

(1)

Environmentalism

108

(1)

Is Ideology Finished?

109

(1)

Key Terms

109

(1)

Key Websites

110

(1)

Further Reference

110

(1)

7 Political Culture

111

(17)

The Environment of Government: Political Culture

111

(5)

Political Culture and Public Opinion

112

(1)

Participation in America

113

(3)

The Decay of Political Culture

116

(6)

Elite and Mass Cultures

118

(1)

Political Subcultures

119

(3)

Political Socialization

122

(4)

The Agents of Socialization

123

(3)

Key Terms

126

(1)

Key Websites

126

(1)

Further Reference

127

(1)

8 Public Opinion

128

(21)

The Shape of Public Opinion

130

(5)

Social Class

131

(1)

Education

132

(1)

Region

132

(1)

Religion

133

(1)

Age

134

(1)

Gender

134

(1)

Ethnic Group

135

(1)

Public-Opinion Patterns

135

(3)

Public-Opinion Polls

138

(3)

Polling Techniques

139

(1)

How Reliable Are the Polls?

140

(1)

American Opinion

141

(6)

Presidential Popularity

141

(2)

Liberals and Conservatives

143

(1)

Who Pays Attention?

143

(2)

Is Polling Fair?

145

(1)

Should America Be Governed by Polls?

146

(1)

Key Terms

147

(1)

Key Websites

147

(1)

Further Reference

148

(1)

Part III Political Interactions

149

(77)

9 Political Communication and the Media

149

(20)

Communication in Politics

149

(5)

Levels of Communication

150

(2)

Modern Mass Media

152

(2)

The Giant: Television

154

(8)

Television News

154

(2)

Television and Politics

156

(2)

Television: Ownership and Control

158

(4)

Are We Poorly Served?

162

(4)

What Can Be Done?

163

(1)

The Adversaries: Media and Government

164

(2)

Key Terms

166

(1)

Key Websites

167

(1)

Further Reference

167

(2)

10 Interest Groups

169

(20)

What Is an Interest Group?

169

(5)

Who Belongs to Interest Groups?

171

(1)

Interest Groups and Government

172

(1)

Bureaucrats as an Interest Group

173

(1)

Effective Interest Groups

174

(6)

Political Culture

174

(1)

The Rise of Big Money

175

(2)

The Rise of Single-Issue Groups

177

(1)

Size and Membership

178

(1)

Access

179

(1)

Strategies of Interest Groups

180

(5)

Approaching the Lawmakers

180

(1)

Approaching the Administration

181

(1)

Approaching the Judiciary

182

(1)

Other Tactics

183

(2)

Interest Groups: An Evaluation

185

(2)

Stalemating Political Power

186

(1)

Key Terms

187

(1)

Key Websites

187

(1)

Further Reference

187

(2)

11 Political Parties and Party Systems

189

(18)

Functions of Parties

190

(2)

A Bridge between People and Government

190

(1)

Aggregation of Interests

190

(1)

Integration into the Political System

190

(1)

Political Socialization

191

(1)

Mobilization of Voters

191

(1)

Organization of Government

192

(1)

Parties in Democracies

192

(3)

Centralization

192

(1)

Setting Government Policy

193

(2)

Party Participation in Government

195

(1)

The Party in Communist States

195

(2)

Classifying Political Parties

197

(1)

Financing Political Parties

198

(1)

Party Systems

199

(6)

Classifying Party Systems

199

(4)

The Party System and the Electoral System

203

(1)

The U.S. Party System: Could It Be Different?

204

(1)

Key Terms

205

(1)

Key Websites

205

(1)

Further Reference

206

(1)

12 Voting

207

(19)

Why Do People Vote?

207

(5)

Who Votes?

208

(4)

How Do People Vote?

212

(4)

Party Identification

212

(1)

Who Votes How?

213

(3)

Electoral Realignment

216

(3)

A Reagan Realignment?

217

(2)

What Wins Elections?

219

(5)

Retrospective Voting

220

(2)

Candidate Strategies and Voter Groups

222

(2)

Key Terms

224

(1)

Key Websites

224

(1)

Further Reference

224

(2)

Part IV The Institutions of Politics

226

(96)

13 The Basic Structures of Government

226

(19)

Monarchy or Republic

227

(1)

Unitary or Federal Systems

228

(10)

Unitary Systems

229

(3)

Federal Systems

232

(4)

The United States: Balkanization of Government

236

(2)

The Unitary-Federal Mixture

238

(1)

Electoral Systems

238

(5)

Single-Member Districts

239

(2)

Proportional Representation

241

(1)

Choosing Institutions

242

(1)

Key Terms

243

(1)

Key Websites

243

(1)

Further Reference

244

(1)

14 Legislatures

245

(21)

Presidential and Parliamentary Systems

247

(5)

Pros and Cons of Each System

249

(3)

What Legislatures Do

252

(7)

The Committee System

254

(2)

A Closer Look at Legislatures

256

(3)

The Decline of Legislatures

259

(4)

Structural Disadvantages

259

(1)

Lack of Expertise

260

(1)

Psychological Disadvantages

261

(1)

The Absentee Problem

261

(1)

Lack of Turnover

262

(1)

The Dilemma of Parliaments

263

(1)

Key Terms

263

(1)

Key Websites

264

(1)

Further Reference

264

(2)

15 Executives

266

(20)

Presidents and Prime Ministers

266

(6)

"Forming a Government" in Britain

267

(2)

"Constructive No Confidence" in Germany

269

(1)

"Cohabitation" in France

269

(1)

The "Presidentialization" of Prime Ministers

269

(1)

Executive Terms

270

(2)

The Roles of the Executive

272

(3)

Chief of State

272

(1)

Head of Government

272

(1)

Party Chief

272

(1)

Commander in Chief

273

(1)

Chief Diplomat

273

(2)

Dispenser of Appointments

275

(1)

Chief Legislator

275

(1)

Executive Leadership

275

(3)

Disabled Presidents

278

(3)

Cabinets

281

(2)

Who Serves in a Cabinet?

281

(1)

The Rise of Noncabinet Advisers

282

(1)

The Danger of Expecting Too Much

283

(1)

Key Terms

284

(1)

Key Websites

284

(1)

Further Reference

284

(2)

16 Administration and Bureaucracy

286

(18)

The U.S. Federal Bureaucracy

287

(2)

The Cabinet Departments

287

(1)

Federal Agencies

288

(1)

Federal Corporations

288

(1)

Independent Regulatory Agencies

288

(1)

Bureaucracies in Other Nations

289

(2)

Communist Countries

289

(1)

France

289

(1)

Germany

290

(1)

Great Britain

291

(1)

Characteristics of Bureaucracies

291

(2)

Bureaucracy in Modern Governments

293

(3)

Administration

293

(1)

Services

294

(1)

Regulation

294

(1)

Licensing

295

(1)

Information Gathering

295

(1)

The Trouble with Bureaucracy

296

(6)

The Bureaucracy: Administrator or Policymaker?

297

(2)

What to Do with Bureaucracy?

299

(3)

Bureaucracy and Society

302

(1)

Key Terms

302

(1)

Key Websites

303

(1)

Further Reference

303

(1)

17 Legal Systems and the Courts

304

(18)

Types of Law

304

(3)

Criminal Law

304

(1)

Civil Law

305

(1)

Constitutional Law

305

(1)

Administrative Law

306

(1)

International Law

306

(1)

The Courts, the Bench, and the Bar

307

(6)

The U.S. Court System

307

(3)

Judges

310

(1)

Comparing Courts

311

(1)

The British Court System

312

(1)

The European Court System

312

(1)

The Role of the Courts

313

(7)

The U.S. Supreme Court

315

(1)

The Supreme Court's Political Role

316

(1)

The Views of Judges

316

(2)

The Political Impact of the Court

318

(2)

Key Terms

320

(1)

Key Websites

321

(1)

Further Reference

321

(1)

Part V What Political Systems Do

322

(68)

18 Political Economy

322

(17)

Government and the Economy

323

(5)

Inflation

324

(1)

Tax Hike

324

(1)

Balance of Payments

324

(1)

Gold Standard

324

(1)

Wage-Price Freeze

325

(1)

Oil Shocks

325

(1)

Stagflation

326

(1)

Interest Rates

326

(1)

Tax Cut

326

(1)

Budget Deficits

327

(1)

Trade Deficits

328

(1)

Budget Balancing

328

(1)

Who Is Entitled to What?

328

(9)

The Costs of Welfare

331

(6)

How Big Should Government Be?

337

(1)

Key Terms

337

(1)

Key Websites

338

(1)

Further Reference

338

(1)

19 Violence and Revolution

339

(18)

System Breakdown

339

(6)

Violence as a Symptom

340

(1)

Types of Violence

341

(2)

Change as a Cause of Violence

343

(2)

Revolutions

345

(4)

Intellectuals and Revolution

346

(1)

The Stages of Revolution

346

(3)

After the Revolution

349

(6)

The Waning of Revolution

351

(4)

Key Terms

355

(1)

Key Websites

356

(1)

Further Reference

356

(1)

20 International Relations

357

(17)

Power and National Interest

359

(2)

The Role of Elites

361

(3)

Keeping Peace

364

(3)

World Government

364

(1)

Collective Security

365

(1)

Functionalism

365

(1)

Third-Party Assistance

366

(1)

Diplomacy

366

(1)

Peacekeeping

366

(1)

The Cold War

367

(2)

The Truman Doctrine

367

(1)

The Marshall Plan

368

(1)

Containment

368

(1)

Deterrence

368

(1)

Beyond Sovereignty?

369

(3)

The United Nations

371

(1)

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

371

(1)

Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe

372

(1)

Key Terms

372

(1)

Key Websites

372

(1)

Further Reference

373

(1)

21 The Global System

374

(16)

Historical Systems

374

(2)

The Nineteenth-Century Balance of Power System

375

(1)

The Interwar System

376

(1)

The Bipolar Cold War System

376

(1)

What System Is Emerging?

376

(7)

A Unipolar Model

377

(1)

A Hub-and-Spokes Model

377

(1)

A Multipolar Model

378

(1)

A Stratified Model

378

(1)

A Zones-of-Chaos Model

379

(1)

A Repolarized Model

379

(1)

A Globalized Model

380

(1)

A Resource-Wars Model

381

(1)

A "Clash-of-Civilizations" Model

382

(1)

A Proliferation Model

382

(1)

Foreign Policy: Involved or Isolated?

383

(4)

Key Terms

387

(1)

Key Websites

388

(1)

Further Reference

388

(2)

Index

390

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