Government in America
Subtitle: people, politics, and policy
By: George C. Edwards III, Martin P. Wattenberg, Robert L. Lineberry.
Contributors: Wattenberg, Martin P., 1956-; Lineberry, Robert L.
Edition: Brief 8th ed.
Publisher: Pearson/Longman
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 686
Subjects: United States -- Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introducing government in America; title: The Constitution; title: Federalism; title: Civil liberties and civil rights; title: Public opinion and political action; title: The mass media and the political agenda; title: Political parties; title: Campaigns and voting behavior; title: Interest groups; title: Congress; title: The presidency; title: The federal bureaucracy; title: The federal courts; title: The Congress, the President, and the budget : the politics of taxing and spending; title: Social welfare policymaking; title: National security policymaking.