The American Political System: An Owners Manual (0697395928)
by Joseph Anthony Melusky
Category: United States

This text takes a new approach to teaching introductory American government and politics. Beginning with the premise that the American political system belongs to the American people, it presents the workings of that system in the format of an "owner's manual." Using a "systems approach," Melusky provides students with a conceptual map of the large and complex American political system. Coverage includes its foundation, structure, and parts; the role of the Constitution, parties, voting, congress, the presidency, public policy, state and local government, and interest groups; the relationship among its parts; the relation of the entire system to the systems of other countries; the relation of the entire system to the economic and social systems, and more.