American Government

by Volkomer, Walter E.

• ISBN13: 9780132364553
• ISBN10: 0132364557
• Edition: 12th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This text presents a succinct and timely approach to the principles and practices of the American governmental system. Concentrating on the most significant issues necessary to understanding American government, this book is specifically structured to engage today's students through a concise, stimulating style that is free of ideological and political bias. Walter E. Volkomer wrote this book with the intent of producing a relatively short American government textbook that would provide all of the necessary details to give students a full understanding of the governmental system.

Table of Contents

The Framework of Government

Politics, Democracy, and the American People

From Colonialism to Constitutionalism

The Federal System

Politics and the American People

Public Opinion and the Mass Media

Political Parties and Interest Groups

Nominations and Elections

The Institutions of Government

Congress

The Chief Executive

The Federal Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

The Rights of the Individual

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Policy

Public Policy What Government Does

Foreign Policy

Appendices

The Declaration of Independence

The Articles of Confederation

The Antifederalists

The Federalist

The Constitution of the United States of America

Amendments to the Constitution

Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States

The 2002 Presidential Election

Glossary

Index

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