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Klappentext n this sixth edition of! the articles selected reflect the changing federal-state relationship; the continuing debates over the polarization of the American electorate and Congress; the role of media in influencing public views of politicians and issues; and the ever-evolving state of civil rights and civil liberties. Each and every selection is artfully framed by Kernell and Smith's contextual headnotes and 7 of the readings are written specifically for the volume. It's the perfect companion volume for. Zusammenfassung Combining readings with cutting-edge! current selections! Kernell and Smith bring judicious editing and important context for students of American government or comparative politics Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. Designing Institutions from The Logic of Collective Action - Mancur Olson! Jr. The Tragedy of the Commons - Garrett Hardin Chapter 2. The Constitutional Framework Anti-Federalist No. 3 - Brutus Federalist No. 10 - James Madison Federalist No. 51 - James Madison from Reassessing James Madison's Political Science - Samuel Kernell Chapter 3. Federalism Federalism: Sorting Out Who Does What - Donald F. Kettl A Separate Peace - Jonathan Rauch How America's 'Devolution Revolution' Reshaped its Federalism - Thad Kousser Chapter 4. Civil Rights Schuette v. Bamn - Supreme Court of the United States from "New State Voting Laws: Barriers to the Ballot?" - Justin Levitt Chapter 5. Civil Liberties from Republic 2.0 - Cass Sunstein Roe v. Wade - Supreme Court of the United States The Real World of Constitutional Rights: The Supreme Court and The Implementation of the Abortion Decisions - Gerald N. Rosenberg Chapter 6. Congress Congress! The Troubled Institution - Steven S. Smith The Politics of Legislative Stalemate - Sarah A. Binder Congressional Committees in a Continuing Partisan Era - John H. Aldrich and David W. Rohde Chapter 7. The Presidency from Presidential Power and Modern Presidents - Richard E. Neustadt from The Politics of Presidential Appointments - David E. Lewis from Going Public - Samuel Kernell Chapter 8. The Bureaucracy The Politics of Bureaucratic Structure - Terry M. Moe Chapter 9. The Judiciary from A Matter of Interpretation - Antonin Scalia from Active Liberty - Stephen Breyer Federalist No. 78 - Alexander Hamilton Selecting Justice: The Ideology of Federal Judges Appointed by President Barack Obama - Robert A. Carp and Kenneth L. Manning Chapter 10. Public Opinion Analyzing and Interpreting Polls - Herbert Asher A Simple Theory of the Survey Response: Answering Questions versus Revealing Preferences - John Zaller and Stanley Feldman from Culture War? The Myth of Polarized America - Morris P. Fiorina The Polarized Electorate - Alan Abramowitz Chapter 11. Voting! Campaigns! and Elections from The Reasoning Voter - Samuel L. Popkin No Compromise: The Electoral Origins of Legislative Gridlock - Gary C. Jacobson America's Ignorant Voters - Michael Schudson Want a Better Forecast? Measure the Campaign! Not Just the Economy - Lynn Vavreck Chapter 12. Political Parties from Why Parties? - John Aldrich Partisanship and Voting Behavior! 1952-1996 - Larry M. Bartels Parties as a Problem Solver - Morris P. Fiorina Chapter 13. Interest Groups The Scope and Bias of the Pressure System - E.E. Schattschneider Issue Advertising and Legislative Advocacy in Health Politics - Richard L. Hall and Richard Anderson Gridlock Lobbying: Breaking! Creating! and Maintaining Legislative Stalemate - Jennifer Nicoll Victor Chapter 14. News Media The Market and the Media - James T. Hamilton Red Media! Blue Media: Evidence of Ideological Selectivity in Media Use - Shanto Iyengar and Kyu S. Hahn ...
