Principles and Practice of American Politics: Classic and Contemporary Readings, Fourth Edition
Samuel Kernellis professor of political science at the University of California, San Diego, where he has taught since 1977. Previously, he taught at the University of Mississippi and the University of Minnesota. Kernell s research interests focus on the presidency and American political history. His books includeGoing Public: New Strategies of Presidential Leadership,4th Edition, an edited collection of essays,James Madison: The Theory and Practice of Republican Government,and, with Gary C. Jacobson,The Logic of American Politics,4th Edition andStrategy and Choice in Congressional Elections,2nd Edition.Steven S. Smithis professor of political science and director of the Weidenbaum Center at Washington University in St. Louis. He has taught at the University of Minnesota, Northwestern University, and George Washington University and has served as a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. His research interests include American politics, congressional politics, Russian politics, positive theories of politics, and theories of institutional development. He is author or coauthor ofPolitics or Principle: Filibustering in the United States, Committees in Congress,3rd Edition,The American Congress, Call to Order: Floor Politics in the House and Senate, Managing Uncertainty in the House of Representatives,andThe Politics of Institutional Choice: The Formation of the Russian State Duma.