Approaching Democracy, Books a la Carte Edition,9780205828159

Approaching Democracy, Books a la Carte Edition

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Edition: 7th
ISBN13: 9780205828159
ISBN10: 0205828159
Format: Loose-leaf
Pub. Date: 2010-08-19
Publisher(s): Pearson
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Summary

This edition features the exact same content as the traditional text in a convenient, three-hole- punched, loose-leaf version. Books #xE0; la Carte also offer a great value for your students-this format costs significantly less than a new textbook. #xA0; Updated in a new 7th edition this book is organized around the evolving nature of the American experiment in democratic government. With a clear and compelling central theme this book provides the theory and basics of American political science as well as the nation's political history. This book covers the foundations, institutions, and process of American democracy with a clear and relevant approach in an easily readable format. It sharpens the critical thinking skills needed to analyze these evolving relationships through its multitude of new critical thinking questions and timelines.

Table of Contents

Preface xiii

About the Authors xxi

PART I Foundations of American Democracy

1 Approaching Democracy

2 The Founding and the Constitution

The Constitution of the United States

3 Federalism

PART II Institutions of American Democracy

4 Congress

5 The Presidency

6 The Judiciary

7 The Bureaucracy

PART III Processes of American Democracy

8 Public Opinion

9 Political Parties

10 Participation, Voting, and Elections

11 Interest Groups

12 The Media

PART IV Liberties and Rights in American Democracies

13 Civil Liberties

14 Civil Rights and Political Equality

PART V Policy Making in American Democracy

15 Domestic and Economic Policy

16 Foreign Policy

APPENDIX 1: Introducing the Concept of Approaching Democracy

APPENDIX 2: Presidents and Congresses, 1789–2009

APPENDIX 3: Supreme Court Justices

APPENDIX 4: The Declaration of Independence

APPENDIX 5: The Federalist, No. 10, James Madison

APPENDIX 6: The Federalist, No. 51, James Madison

Glossary

Suggested Readings

Notes

Credits

Index

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