Title: Developments in American politics 5 /
Authors: Peele, Gillian, 1949-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2006
Subjects: United States Politics and government
Abstract: The period since 2001 has been one of anxiety and uncertainty as the United States has attempted to come to terms with the implications of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the war in Iraq. This text assesses how well the American system of government andconstitution has coped.
Contents: Introduction / Gillian Peele [and others]. -- Electoral politics / John Sides. -- Parties in an era of renewed partisanship / Bruce Cain and Darshan J. Goux. -- Interest groups / Graham K. Wilson. -- The presidency / Gilliam Peele. -- Congress / Ross English. -- The United States Supreme Court: continuity and change / Chris W. Bonneau and Tara W. Stricko-Neubauer. -- American Federalism and intergovernmental relations / Robert B. Albritton. -- The rising power of minorities and the deracialization of American politics / Baodong Liu and Robert Darcy. -- The media / Robert Mason. -- Values, lifestyles, and politics / Christopher J. Bailey. -- Economic policy / Andrew Wroe. -- Social policy / Alex Waddan. -- Foreign policy / Jonathan Herbert. -- Governing the United States: from consensus to majoritarian democracy? / B. Guy Peters.