By the People - Debating American Government

Challenges your students to engage with, think about, and debate American Government and Politics using the most state-of-the-art and engaging program for teaching the course.

List of contents

• About the Authors


• Preface


• Acknowledgments


• PART I: IDEAS AND RIGHTS


• 1. The Spirit of American Politics


• 2. The Ideas That Shape America


• 3. The Constitution


• 4. Federalism


• 5. Civil Liberties


• 6. The Struggle for Civil Rights


• PART II: POLITICAL BEHAVIOR


• 7. Public Opinion


• 8. Political Participation


• 9. Media, Technology, and Government


• 10. Campaigns and Elections


• 11. Political Parties


• 12. Interest Groups


• PART III: POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS


• 13. Congress


• 14. The Presidency


• 15. Bureaucracy


• 16. The Judicial Branch


• PART IV: POLICYMAKING


• 17. Public Policymaking and Budgeting


• 18. Foreign Policy


• APPENDIX I


• The Declaration of Independence


• APPENDIX II


• The Constitution of the United States of America


• APPENDIX III


• The Federalist Papers


• APPENDIX IV


• Presidential Elections, Congressional


• Control, 1789-2020


• Glossary


• Notes


• Credits


• Index

About the author

James A. Morone is the John Hazen White Professor of Political Science, Urban Studies, and Public Policy at Brown University.

Rogan Kersh serves as Provost and Professor of Political Science at Wake Forest University.

Summary

Challenges your students to engage with, think about, and debate American Government and Politics using the most state-of-the-art and engaging program for teaching the course.

Additional text

By the People is extremely current in its materials and examples, approachable and engaging for students, and clearly conveys a great deal of information in a workable text.

Product details

• Authors: Rogan Kersh, Kersh Rogan, James A. Morone, James A. Kersh Morone, James A./ Kersh Morone, Morone James A.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.11.2023
• EAN: 9780197670699
• ISBN: 978-0-19-767069-9
• No. of pages: 784
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 267 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Politics & government, United States of America, USA, Politics and government