Democracy Under Pressure, Alternate Edition (with PoliPrep)
I've used just about very text for the introduction to American government course. . . . The clarity, style, content, and pedagogy of DEMOCRACY UNDER PRESSURE ranks with the best of them - especially the grace of writing. It is far livelier than one usually finds in such a text."The key factor why I decided to adopt past and present editions of Cummings and Wise was its readability. . . Other strengths are its stronger institutional chapters and its reliance on systems theory which I view as the best way to explain American politics. . . ."I really like the 'American Past' boxes. They are relevant, interesting, sometimes humorous, and always thought-provoking.