Government in America
Subtitle: people, politics, and policy
By: George C. Edwards III ... [et al.].
Contributors: Edwards, George C.
Edition: AP 13th ed.
Publisher: Pearson/Longman
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780131347601; 9780321411006
Subjects: United States -- Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 : the politics of taxing and spending; 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.