United States government
Subtitle: democracy in action
By: authors, Richard C. Remy, Congressional Quarterly.
Contributors: Congressional Quarterly, inc.
Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 898
ISBN-13: 9780078259838
Subjects: United States -- Politics and government -- Textbooks.; United States -- Politics and government -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Genres: Textbooks.
Notes: Glossaries in English and Spanish.
Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Why do I have to study government?; title: Unit one : Foundations of American government.; title: People and government; title: Origins of American government; title: The Constitution; title: The federal system; title: Unit two : The legislative branch.; title: The organization of Congress; title: Development of congressional powers; title: Congress at work; title: Unit three : The executive branch.; title: The presidency; title: Presidential leadership; title: The federal bureaucracy; title: Unit four : The judicial branch.; title: The federal court system; title: Supreme Court decision making; title: Unit five : Liberty and justice for all.; title: Constitutional freedoms; title: Citizenship and equal justice; title: Law in America; title: Unit six : Participating in government.; title: Political parties; title: Elections and voting; title: Interest groups and public opinion; title: The mass media; title: Unit seven : Public policies and services.; title: Taxing and spending; title: Social and domestic policy; title: Foreign policy and defense; title: Unit eight : State and local government.; title: Structure and function of state government; title: Structure and function of local government; title: Unit nine : Political and economic systems.; title: Political systems in today's world; title: Development of economic systems; title: Reference handbook.; title: Atlas maps; title: Presidents of the United States; title: Supreme Court case summaries; title: Declaration of Independence; title: Constitution of the United States; title: Historic documents; title: United States data bank; title: Government careers handbook; title: Glossary; title: Spanish glossary