American government:balancing democracy and rights
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Cambridge University Press,
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Publisher Address: | Cambridge |
Publication Dates: | 2008. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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Carrier Form: | xxviii, 825 p.: ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
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9780521862752 (hardback) 0521862752 (hardback) 9780521681285 (pbk.) 0521681286 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | D771 |
CLC: | D771.22 |
Call Number: | D771.22/L264/2nd.ed. |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 773-798) and index. Introduction : American government : rights and democracy, concensus and conflict -- Political culture -- Contesting the Constitution : a lover's quarrel -- Political development : crucial episodes -- Federalism -- Political economy -- Congress : the first branch of government -- The presidency : first citizen of American democracy -- The judiciary : the guardians of America's liberal tradition -- Bureaucracy -- Parties and elections -- Public opinion and political participation -- Conclusion : liberalism and democracy in the twenty-first century. |