American Government in a Changed World: The Effects of September 11, 2001

by Dresang, Dennis L.; Edwards, George C.; Fiorina, Morris P.; Greenberg, Edward S.; Hershey, Marjorie Randon

• ISBN13: 9780321116222
• ISBN10: 0321116224
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Pearson College Div

Table of Contents

About the Authors	v
While America Slept	1	(22)
Paul E. Peterson
Politics and Governance As Usual
Government Responds to Crisis
A Return to Politics as Usual?
Will Things Ever Be the Same? The ``War on Terrorism'' and the Transformation of American Government	23	(18)
Edward S. Greenberg
War and Governmental Change
Increased Federal Government Power
Increased Presidential Power
An Expanded Bureaucracy
Restricted Civil Liberties
Expanded Social Reform
Why the War on Terrorism Has Its Own Unique Pattern of Effects
September 11 and the Federal-State-Local Partisanship	41	(16)
Dennis L. Dresang
Nature of the Intergovernmental Partnership
The Politics of the Partnership
The Presidency: Has It Really Changed?	57	(20)
George C. Edwards III
Leading the Public
Before September 11
After September 11
Legislative Leadership
Implementing Policy
Fragmentation
Government Staff
A Changed President?
Public Opinion about September 11th and the War in Afghanistan	77	(16)
Martin P. Wattenberg
Kennedy Assassination
What to Do: The Nation Comes Together on Swift Retaliatory Action
Support for American Political Institutions
Vote or Liberty is History?
The More Things Change ... Did Partisanship Decline As a Result of September 11?	93	(22)
Marjorie Randon Hershey
The Great Wall in Congress
The Impact of the Terrorist Attacks
Bipartisanship After September 11
...But Not for Long
The Substance of the Party Difference
What's the Matter with Partisanship?
In Defense of Partisan Disagreement
Electoral Politics in the Wake of 9/11	115	(16)
Morris P. Fiorina
The Ups and Downs of Party Fortunes
The Here and Now
Sobering Up: The Media World Remade	131	(22)
Larry J. Sabato
Costly Coverage But Positive Evaluations
Press Shortcomings
The Media, the Government, and the Public
The Press and the War on Terrorism
Public Policy After September 11	153	(18)
Robert L. Lineberry
Homeland Security and Civil Liberties
Targeting Targets
Targeting Tactics
Targeting Terrorists: The Civil Liberties Challenge
Government and the Economy: Wrestling with Recession and Enron
Social Policy
For Better or Worse? Women and Women's Rights in the Post 9/11 Climate	171
Karen O'Connor
Women and the U.S. Constitution
Women and Congress
Women, the President, and the Executive Branch
Women and Public Opinion
Women and the Media
Women as an Organized Interest
Women and Campaigns, Elections, and Voting
Women and Public Policy
Women and Foreign Policy
The Cumulative Impact of September 11 on Women: Concluding Comments