Power and politics in America /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Pacific Grove, CA :
Brooks/Cole Pub.,
c1991.
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| Edition: | 6th ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Five perspectives on the American political system
- 2. The constitutional framework
- 3. Public opinion : who cares about politics?
- 4. Interest groups and the public interest
- 5. Political parties : do we need them?
- 6. Elections : majorities, media, and money
- 7. The presidency : too much or too little power?
- 8. The Congress : obstacle course or balance wheel?
- 9. The federal bureaucracy : a fourth branch
- 10. The Supreme Court and constitutional rights
- 11. Federalism : states and cities
- 12. Economic policy : sharing the wealth
- 13. Equal protection? : race, ethnicity, gender
- 14. Energy and the environment
- 15. Foreign policy : a new era
- 16. Power and politics : a review of the five perspectives
- Appendix 1. The Constitution of the United States of America
- Appendix 2. Presidents of the United States
- Appendix 3. The 1990 census : preliminary data.