Am Gov 2008

by Losco, Joseph

• ISBN13: 9780072965476
• ISBN10: 0072965479
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-09
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

AM GOV, published annually at the start of each year, is the first student-centered American government text. It provides instructors who normally choose either a big, brief, or essentials text with scholarly, succinct, and conventionally organized core content; unmatched currency; and a magazine format that engages students and motivates active participation in our democracy. All this, and at a price that students prefer.Whats more, AM GOV is the product of serious scholarship; painstaking student and instructor reviews, surveys, and focus groups; and ethnographic research into student studying behaviors, habits, preferences, and needs. In its quality, currency, theme, features, format, and price, AM GOV brings serious fun to American Government.

Table of Contents

Citizenship in Our Changing Democracy

The Constitution: The Foundation of Citizens' Rights

Federalism: Citizenship and the Dispersal of Power

Civil Liberties: Expanding Citizens' Rights

Civil Rights: Toward a More Equal Citizenry

Public Opinion: Listening to Citizens

Political Participation: Equal Opportunities and Unequal Voices

Interest Groups in America

Parties and Political Campaigns: Citizens and the Electoral Process

Media: Tuning In or Tuning Out

Congress: Doing the People's Business

The Presidency: Power and Paradox

Bureaucracy: Citizens as Owners and Consumers

The Courts: Judicial Power in a Democratic Setting

Public Policy: Responding to Citizens

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