num_pages: 747
description: B&gt; This highly-acclaimed, brief survey of the workings and issues of the American political system--and the constitutional and political values that shape American politics and policies--focuses on the people that have made this country what it is today, and covers up-to-the-minute developments on the national, international, and local scenes. Features a dramatic 4-color design--with many state-of-the-art graphics, exciting photos, and witty cartoons, and intriguing and thought-provoking boxed People Debates boxes with challenging arguments on significant political topics; A Closer Look with background information on timely key issues; You Decide question-and-answer boxes with a problem in context; and We the People boxes that reflect the concerns and experiences of minorities in relation to the American government. Constitutional Democracy The Constitution of the United States.
language: English
title: Government by the People: National, State, and Local Version
titlecomplete: Government by the People: National, State, and Local Version
genres: Political Science, History, Textbooks, Politics, Nonfiction, Government
ratings_count: 40
publisher: Pearson College Div