The Challenge of Democracy: American Government in a Global World

by Janda, Kenneth; Berry, Jeffrey M.; Goldman, Jerry; Hula, Kevin W.

• ISBN13: 9780547216317
• ISBN10: 0547216319
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-30
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Based on the best-selling, full-length text THE CHALLENGE OF DEMOCRACY: GOVERNMENT IN AMERICA, Tenth Edition, this brief version maintains the same framework and motifs in a shorter format. The pedagogy is linked to two main themes: the conflicting values of freedom, order, and equality, and the majoritarianism versus pluralism debate. Extensively updated, this edition includes new examples, figures, data, and discussions about current issues. The authors have also added a balanced retrospective of the Bush presidency, as well as a focus on globalization and its implications and new comparative features that place the U.S. in a global context. The Seventh Edition also includes access to AmericansGoverning.org, an online learning environment designed specifically to engage students in the political process through a variety of media, including original videos, campaign commercials, writing excerpts, simulations, and additional sources. Additional media tools include the new "In Our Own Words" feature—downloadable chapter overviews in MP3 format narrated by the authors—and marginal references to the award-winning site, IDEAlog.org.

Table of Contents

Dilemmas of Democracy

The Constitution

Federalism

Public Opinion, Political Socialization, and the Media

Participation and Voting

Political Parties, Campaigns, and Elections

Interest Groups

Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Order and Civil Liberties

Equality and Civil Rights

Policymaking and the Budget

Appendix

The Declaration of Independence

The Constitution of the United States of America

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