Politics in action
Subtitle: cases from the frontlines of American government
By: Gary Wasserman
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Pearson Longman
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
ISBN-13: 9780205210497
Subjects: Politics and government; Case studies
Table of contents: title: The Constitution - the meal deal : the dinner table bargain of 1790; title: Federalism - federalism in education : a race to Washington; title: Civil rights - affirmative action at the University of Michigan; title: Civil liberties- freedom of speech and campus speech codes; title: Public opinion - abortion and public opinion; title: Elections - redistricting reelection : a campaign manager's view; title: Political parties - parties and technology : from targeting to microtargeting; title: Campaigns - campaign 2008 : the gender frame for Senator Clinton and Governor Palin; title: Interest groups - interest groups and healthcare reform (a) : Harry & Louise go public (b) : Obama networks the opposition; title: The media - media and the Lewinsky scandal : a perfect storm; title: Congress - Congress and global warming : the tragedy of the climate bill; title: the presidency - 9/11 : presidential power in a crisis; title: The bureaucracy - the columbia and challenger disasters : agency groupthink; title: The Supreme Court - Watergate, U.S. v. Nixon, and the U.S. Supreme Court.