Democracy Under Pressure (Complete Version)

by Cummings, Milton C.; Wise, David

• ISBN13: 9780155070028
• ISBN10: 0155070029
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-01-02
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

A political science text for the 21st Century, DEMOCRACY UNDER PRESSURE ALTERNATE, with no policy chapters, has provided well over a million students with a comprehensive look at the fundamentals of American Government. Milton Cummings, a respected scholar and academic, and David Wise, a best selling author and political analyst, bring their talents to bear on a text that conveys a balanced, realistic guide to American politics while describing the institutions of American government. In this edition, the theme of "democracy under pressure" is highlighted more fully in the narrative and in the boxed features that focus students on the way democracy responds to needs and demands of various groups over time. The text includes a discussion of the systems approach - a framework of analysis that discusses the political process in terms of inputs and outputs - as well as a key question and related questions to consider in each chapter. DEMOCRACY UNDER PRESSURE focuses throughout on the gap that exists between rhetoric and reality in government today. Streamlined content in this edition makes the book even more accessible and appealing to students and instructors alike.

Table of Contents

Preface	xiii
PART ONE THE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY	1	(166)
Government and People	2	(26)
The Constitutional Framework	28	(30)
The Federal System	58	(28)
Civil Liberties and Citizenship	86	(36)
The Struggle for Equal Rights	122	(45)
PART TWO POLITICS AND PEOPLE	167	(204)
Public Opinion	168	(24)
Interest Groups	192	(22)
The Media and Politics	214	(32)
Political Parties	246	(34)
Political Campaigns and Candidates	280	(44)
Voting Behavior and Elections	324	(47)
PART THREE THE POLICYMAKERS	371	(160)
The Congress	372	(34)
The President	406	(48)
The Bureaucracy	454	(34)
Justice	488	(43)
PART FOUR GOVERNMENT IN OPERATION	531	(108)
Foreign Policy and National Security	532	(46)
Government and the Economy	578	(24)
Promoting the General Welfare	602	(37)
PART FIVE THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY	639
State and Local Government	640
Appendix	A-1
Endnotes	N-1
Glossary	G-1
Credits	C-1
Index	I-1
Presidential Election Results, 1940-2000	M-1