A republic divided
By: the Annenberg Democracy Project
Contributors: Annenberg Democracy Project
Series: Institutions of American democracy series
Publisher: Oxford University Press; Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Oxford; New York; [Radnor, PA]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780195325270
Subjects: Democracy -- United States -- Public opinion; Separation of powers -- United States -- Public opinion; Public opinion -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: The role of public education in educating for democracy / Daniel Romer, Patrick E. Jamieson, and Bruce W. Hardy; title: The effectiveness of the press in serving the needs of American democracy / Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Bruce W. Hardy, and Daniel Romer; title: Understanding the public's relationship to government / Mary McIntosh; title: The three branches of government : powers, relationships, and checks / Mark A. Peterson; title: The legislative branch : assessing the partisan Congress / Paul J. Quirk; title: The executive branch in red and blue / Joel D. Aberbach; title: The judicial branch : juding America's judges / Kevin T. McGuire; title: The three branches of government : comparative trust and performance / Mark A. Peterson