Government in America
Subtitle: people, politics, and policy
By: George C. Edwards III, Martin P. Wattenberg, Robert L. Lineberry.
Contributors: Edwards, George C.; Wattenberg, Martin P., 1956-; Lineberry, Robert L.
Edition: 13th ed.
Publisher: Pearson Longman; Longman
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 827
ISBN-13: 9780321411006
Subjects: United States -- Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 778-795) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introducing government in America; title: Constitutional foundations; title: The constitution; title: Federalism; title: Civil liberties and public policy; title: Civil rights and public policy; title: People and politics; title: Public opinion and political action; title: The mass media and the political agenda; title: Political parties; title: Nominations and campaigns; title: Elections and voting behavior; title: Interest groups; title: The policymakers; title: Congress; title: The Presidency; title: The Congress, the President, and the budget: the politics of taxing and spending; title: The federal bureaucracy; title: The federal courts; title: Policies; title: Economic policymaking; title: Social welfare policymaking; title: Policymaking for health care and the environment; title: National security policymaking; title: State and local government; title: The new face of state and local government.