American Government: Continuity and Change (Portable Version)

by O'Connor, Karen J.; Sabato, Larry J.

• ISBN13: 9780205621736
• ISBN10: 0205621732
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Longman

Summary

This convenient Portable Version of Ors"Connor/Sabators"sAmerican Government: Continuity and Changefeatures all the content of the original comprehensive text split into four lightweight, paperbacksFoundations, Institutions, Political Behavior, and Public Policyplus new practice tests for students found at the back of each volume. Guided by the belief that students must first understand how American government developed over more than two centuries to fully understand the issues facing the United States today, O'Connor/Sabato offers the strongest coverage of both history and current events of any college textbook devoted to American politics. This best-selling book provides the historical context students need to understand our government and the most crucial and controversial issues affecting the nation in the 21st century. American Government: Continuity and Change, has been extensively revised to provide the most in-depth and current coverage of the 2006 midterm elections, the second George W. Bush administration, the Iraq War, and increasing controversies related to the conduct of the war on terrorism, including renewed calls for additional congressional oversight of the Executive Branch. The new edition also emphasizes the extent to which shared American values shape and affect policy and influence key political conflicts.

Table of Contents

Foundations Of Government

The Political Landscape

The Constitution

Federalism

State and Local Government

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Institutions Of Government

Congress

The Presidency

The Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Political Behavior

Political Socialization and Public Opinion

Political Parties

Voting and Elections

The Campaign Process

The Media

Interest Groups

Public Policy

Social Welfare Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign and Defense Policy

Appendices

The Declaration of Independence

Federalist No. 10

Federalist No. 51

Presidents, Congresses, and Chief Justices: 1789-2006

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