American government
Subtitle: power and purpose
By: Theodore J. Lowi [and others]
Edition: Core Thirteenth edition.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 631
ISBN-13: 9780393922455; 9780393922448
Subjects: Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part 1: Foundations. Five principles of politics ; Constructing a government : the founding and the Constitution ; Federalism and the separation of powers ; Civil liberties ; Civil rights; title: Part 2: Institutions. Congress : the first branch ; The presidency as an institution ; The executive branch : bureaucracy in a democracy ; The federal courts; title: Part 3: Democratic politics. Public opinion ; Elections ; Political parties ; Groups and interests ; The media; title: Part 4: Governance. Economic policy ; Social policy ; Foreign policy; title: Appendix. The declaration of independence ; The articles of confederation ; The Constitution of the United States of America ; Amendments to the Constitution ; Federalist papers; title: Glossary.