Screen LibraryPolitics in America
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Prentice Hall,
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| Publisher Address: | Upper Saddle River, N.J. |
| Publication Dates: | c2003. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 5th ed. |
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| Carrier Form: | xxii, 739 p.: ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm. +1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.). |
| ISBN: | 0130494259 |
| Index Number: | D771 |
| CLC: | D771.22 |
| Call Number: | D771.22/D995/5th.ed. |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. pt. I. Politics -- 1. Politics : who gets what, when, and how -- 2. Political culture : ideas in conflict -- pt. II. Constitution -- 3. The Constitution : limiting governmental power -- 4. Federalism : dividing governmental power -- pt. III. Participants -- 5. Opinion and participation : thinking and acting in politics -- 6. Mass media : setting the political agenda -- 7. Political parties : organizing politics -- 8. Campaigns and elections : deciding who governs -- 9. Interest groups : getting their share and more -- pt. IV. Institutions -- 10. Congress : politics on Capitol Hill -- 11. The President : White House politics -- 12. The bureaucracy : bureaucratic politics -- 13. Courts : judicial politics -- pt. V. Outcomes -- 14. Politics and personal liberty -- 15. Politics and civil rights -- 16. Politics and the economy -- 17. Politics and social welfare -- 18. Politics and national security -- Appendix -- The Declaration of Independence -- The Federalist, no. 10, James Madison -- The Federalist, no. 51, James Madison -- Presidents and Vice Presidents -- Presidential elections and voting -- Party control of congress. |