Growth of American Government
Subtitle: Governance from the Cleveland Era to the Present
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780253014184
Subjects: United states, politics and government, 1901-1913; United states, politics and government, 1865-1900; United states, politics and government, 20th century
Description: "American government evolved over the generations since the mid-nineteenth century. The changing character of these institutions is a critical part of the history of the United States. This engaging survey focuses on the evolution of public policy and its relationship to the constitutional and political structure of government at the federal, state, and local levels. A new chapter in this revised and updated edition examines the debate about "big government" over the last 20 years"--