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America's Democratic Republic, Penguin Academics Series
by Greenberg, Edward S.; Page, Benjamin I.Edition:
2nd
ISBN13:
9780321431332
ISBN10:
0321431332
Format:
Paperback
Pub. Date:
1/1/2007
Publisher(s):
Longman
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Summary
Written in a lively, narrative style and presenting a provocative point-of-view, this book gets to the heart of Americansrs" frustrations with our government. Acknowledging that cynicism tends to make people withdraw from civic life, this book examines why our government can seem so unsatisfactory, identifying the heart of the American political system: strong democratic aspirations among our citizens clashing with the republican constitutional foundations on which the country is based.DEMOCRATIC ASPIRATIONS, REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS; POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS: A HELP OR HINDRANCE TO DEMOCRACY?; GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS; WHAT GOVERNMENT DOES: PUBLIC POLICIES.Anyone interested in understanding our government and why Americans are cynical about government.
Table of Contents
| Democratic Aspirations, Republican Constitutional Foundations | |
| The American Democratic Republic | |
| The Constitution | |
| Federalism | |
| Political Institutions | |
| Civil Liberties | |
| Civil Rights | |
| Public Opinion and Political Learning | |
| The News Media | |
| Interest Groups | |
| Political Parties | |
| Elections and Citizen Participation | |
| Government Institutions | |
| Congress | |
| The Presidency | |
| The Federal Bureacracy | |
| The Courts | |
| What Government Does | |
| Domestic Policy | |
| Foreign Policy and National Defense | |
| Appendices | |
| The Declaration of Independence | |
| The Constitution of the United States | |
| The Federalist Papers, Nox. 10, 51, & 78 Presidents and Congresses, 1789-2005 | |
| Chief Justices of the Supreme Court, 1789-2004 | |
| Glossary | |
| Credits | |
| Index | |
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