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: Brief 9th ed.
Publisher: Pearson Longman
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 709
ISBN-13: 9780321442789
Subjects: United States -- Politics and government -- Textbooks
Genres: Textbooks
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 663-680) and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Tools for understanding government in America; title: About the authors; title: Introducing government in America; title: The constitution; title: Federalism; title: Civil liberties; title: Civil rights; title: Public opinion and political action; title: The mass media and the political agenda; title: Political parties; title: Campaigns and voting behavior; title: Interest groups; title: Congress; title: The presidency; title: The federal bureaucracy; title: The federal courts; title: The Congress, the president, and the budget: the politics of taxing and spending; title: Social welfare policymaking; title: National security policymaking; title: Issues of the times reader; title: Appendix; title: Glossary; title: Notes; title: Key terms in Spanish; title: Acknowledgments; title: Index.