American Government and Politics Today, 2003-2004 Edition
Edition: 11 edition
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Published: December 20, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 736
ISBN-13: 9780534592561
Subjects: POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; USA; General; Political Science / General; Politics - Current Events
Notes: with InfoTrac and CD-ROM
Table of contents: title: Part one : The American system.; title: Forces of political change in today's world; title: The Constitution; title: Federalism; title: Part two : Civil rights and liberties.; title: Civil liberties; title: Civil rights : equal protection; title: Civil rights : beyond equal protection; title: Part three : People and politics.; title: Public opinion and political socialization; title: Interest groups; title: Political parties; title: Campaigns, nominations, and elections; title: The media and cyberpolitics; title: Part four : Political institutions.; title: The Congress; title: The presidency; title: The bureaucracy; title: The Judiciary; title: Part five : Public policy.; title: Domestic and economic policy; title: Foreign and defense policy; title: Part six : State and local politics.; title: State and local government; title: Appendixes.; title: The Declaration of Independence; title: How to read case citations and find court decisions; title: Presidents of the United States; title: Federalist Papers nos. 10, 51, and 78; title: Justices of the US Supreme Court since 1900; title: Party control of Congress since 1900; title: Spanish equivalents for important terms in American government; title: Glossary