Atlas of American Politics, 1960-2000

by Archer, J. Clark; Lavin, Stephen J.; Martis, Kenneth C.; Shelley, Fred M.

• ISBN13: 9781568026657
• ISBN10: 156802665X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Cq Pr

Summary

The Atlas of American Politics offers comprehensive coverage of district, state, and federal information sought by students, scholars, journalists, activists, and the public. Important statistics from the 1960-2000 U.S. censuses (which allows for the comparison of political administrations from the sixties forward) and other data sources are joined in more than 150 maps. The book balances the data by including historically situated text, offering unparalleled visual and textual explanation of recent American politics and government and their impact on American life. Coverage begins with background on contemporary politics and government and moves through discussions of presidential elections; Congress; the executive and judicial branches; federal, state, and local government; foreign policy; and social and economic policy.

Table of Contents

List of Maps, Figures, and Boxes	ix
Preface	xiii
Introduction	1	(8)
Contemporary Government and Politics Geographical Background	9	(46)
Presidential Elections	55	(32)
Congress	87	(32)
Executive Branch	119	(13)
Judiciary	132	(11)
The Political culture of States	143	(31)
Foreign Policy	174	(22)
Social and Economic Policy	196	(37)
Map Sources	233	(4)
Index	237