American government : enduring principles, critical choices /
Landy, Marc Karnis.
Milkis, Sidney M.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Part I. Formative experiences -- Political inheritance political culture -- Contesting the Constitution -- Political development -- Part II. Pivotal relationships -- Federalism -- Political economy -- Part III. Governing institutions -- Congress -- The presidency -- The judiciary -- Bureaucracy -- Part IV. Political forces -- Parties, campaigns and elections -- Particiption, public opinion, meda -- Concluding thoughts.