American Government

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Edition: 11th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-01-01
Publisher(s): Pearson College Div
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Summary

For undergraduate course in Introduction to American Government. This text presents a succinct and timely approach to the principles and practices of the American governmental system. Concentrating on the most significant issues necessary to understanding American government, this book is specifically structured to engage today's students through a concise, stimulating style that is free of ideological and political bias. Walter E. Volkomer wrote this book with the intent of producing a relatively short American government textbook that would provide all of the necessary details to give students a full understanding of the governmental system.

Table of Contents

The Framework of Government
Politics, Democracy, and the American People
From Colonialism to Constitutionalism
The Federal System
Politics and the American People
Public Opinion and the Mass Media
Political Parties and Interest Groups
Nominations and Elections
The Institutions of Government
Congress
The Chief Executive
The Federal Bureaucracy
The Judiciary
The Rights of the Individual
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
Public Policy
Public Policy What Government Does
Foreign Policy
The Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
The Antifederalists
The Federalist
The Constitution of the United States of America
Amendments to the Constitution
Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States
The 2002 Presidential Election
Glossary
Index
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