American Government - Political Development and Institutional Change

American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change uses political development and the dynamics of change as a thematic tool to help students understand how politics works-and how it has changed over time.

List of contents

Chapter 1 THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN POLITICAL PRINCIPLES
Chapter 2 THE REVOLUTION AND THE CONSTITUTION
Chapter 3 FEDERALISM AND AMERICAN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT
Chapter 4 POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION AND PUBLIC OPINION
Chapter 5 THE MASS MEDIA AND THE POLITICAL AGENDA
Chapter 6 INTEREST GROUPS: THE POLITICS OF INFLUENCE
Chapter 7 POLITICAL PARTIES: WINNING THE RIGHT TO GOVERN
Chapter 8 VOTING, CAMPAIGNS, AND ELECTIONS
Chapter 9 CONGRESS: PARTISANSHIP, POLARIZATION, AND GRIDLOCK
Chapter 10 THE PRESIDENT: EXECUTIVE POWER IN A SEPARATION OF POWERS REGIME
Chapter 11 BUREAUCRACY: REDESIGNING GOVERNMENT FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
Chapter 12 THE FEDERAL COURTS: ACTIVISM VERSUS RESTRAINT
Chapter 13 CIVIL LIBERTIES: ORDERED LIBERTY IN AMERICA
Chapter 14 CIVIL RIGHTS: WHERE LIBERTY AND EQUALITY COLLIDE
Chapter 15 GOVERNMENT, THE ECONOMY, AND DOMESTIC POLICY
Chapter 16 AMERICA’S GLOBAL ROLE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS
GLOSSARY OF CASES
Appendix A THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Appendix B THE ARTICLES OF THE CONFEDERATION
Appendix C CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES
Appendix D FEDERALIST NUMBERS 10, 51, AND 78
Appendix E PARTISAN CONTROL OF THE PRESIDENCY, CONGRESS, AND THE SUPREME COURT
INDEX

Summary

American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change uses political development and the dynamics of change as a thematic tool to help students understand how politics works—and how it has changed over time.

Product details

• Authors: Cal Jillson, Cal (Southern Methodist University Southe Jillson, Jillson Cal
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 14.02.2023
• EAN: 9781032293967
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3229396-7
• No. of pages: 652
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General, HISTORY / Military / United States, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Politics & government, United States of America, USA, Politics and government