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: 12th ed.
Publisher: Pearson Longman
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 780
Subjects: United States -- Politics and government
Table of contents: title: Introducing government in America; title: The constitution; title: Federalism; title: Civil liberties and public policy; title: Civil rights and public policy; 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: Congress; title: The presidency; title: The congress, the president, and the budget; title: The federal bureaucracy; title: The federal courts; title: Economic policymaking; title: Social welfare policymaking; title: Policymaking for health care and the environment; title: National security policymaking; title: The new face of state and local government.