American Government
Subtitle: Institutions And Policies
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Published: March 2003
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9780618299829
Copyright date: 2004
Notes: "For advanced high school courses" - cover.
Table of contents: title: About the authors; title: Part one : The American system.; title: The study of American government; title: The Constitution; title: Federalism; title: American political culture; title: Part two : Opinions, interests, and organizations.; title: Public opinion; title: Political participation; title: Political parties; title: Elections and campaigns; title: Interest groups; title: The media; title: Part three : Institutions of government.; title: Congress; title: The presidency; title: The bureaucracy; title: The judiciary; title: Part four : The politics of public policy.; title: The policy-making process; title: Economic policy; title: Social welfare; title: Civil liberties; title: Civil rights; title: Foreign and military policy; title: Environmental policy; title: Part five : The nature of American democracy.; title: Who governs? To what ends?; title: Appendix.; title: The Declaration of Independence; title: The Constitution of the United States; title: The Federalist No. 10; title: The Federalist No. 51; title: Presidents and Congresses, 1789-2002; title: Glossary