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9780534618780

American Government and Politics Today, Alternate 2005-2006 Edition (with PoliPrep)

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  • ISBN13:

    9780534618780

  • ISBN10:

    0534618782

  • Edition: 12th
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-12-14
  • Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY helps students experience the excitement that comes from active, informed citizenship. Schmidt, Shelley, and Bardes' landmark text is renowned nationwide for its balanced, unbiased, comprehensive, and up-to-date coverage of constitutional, governmental, political, social, and economic structures and processes. The overriding theme of the book is the importance of informed active citizenship, and the pedagogy underscores this theme by soliciting critical thinking about political issues and encouraging students to become involved the political process. With keen awareness of its audience, American Government and Politics Today incorporates current examples, the Internet, and other media to stimulate learning and excitement about American government. This truly interactive text gives students more than reading material; it gives them tools to become good citizens.

Table of Contents

The American System
The Democratic Republic
The Constitution. Appendix: the Constitution of the United States of America
Federalism
Civil Rights and Liberties
Civil Liberties
Civil Rights
People and Politics
Public Opinion and Political Socialization
Interest Groups
Political Parties
Campaigns, Nominations, and Elections
The Media and Cyberpolitics
Political Institutions
The Congress
The President
The Bureaucracy
The Courts
The Declaration of Independence
How to Read Case Citations and Find Court Decisions
Presidents of the United States
Federalist Papers No. 10, No. 51, and No. 78
Justices of the U.S. Supreme court since 1900
Party Control of Congress since 1900
Spanish Equivalents for Important Terms in American Government
Glossary
Index
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