Democracy Under Pressure 2002 Election Update, Brief (with InfoTrac)

by Cummings, Milton C.; Wise, David

• ISBN13: 9780534173630
• ISBN10: 0534173632
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-30
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

DEMOCRACY UNDER PRESSURE has provided over a million students with a comprehensive look at the fundamentals of American government. Cummings and Wise pair lively narrative with exemplary scholarship to convey a balanced, realistic sense of political history and to describe the institutions of American government. Throughout, the authors examine the theme of democracy under pressure, discussing the way democracy responds to the needs and demands of various groups over time. The text is developed around a systems approachâ?"a framework of analysis that discusses various elements of the political process in terms of inputs and outputsâ?"and focuses on the gap that exists between theory and reality in government today. This new edition has been updated to include the results of the 2002 congressional elections and other recent events of importance to the American political scene. At 15 chapters rather than 19, the brief edition is exactly the same as the full-length update except for the removal of the last 4 chapters covering public policy and state and local government.

Table of Contents

Preface

PART I: THE AMERICAN DEMOCRACY

1. Government and the People

2. The Constitutional Framework

3. The Federal System

4. Civil Liberties and Citizenship

5. The Struggle for Equal Rights

PART II: POLITICS AND PEOPLE

6. Public Opinion

7. Interest Groups

8. The Media and Politics

9. Political Parties

10. Political Campaigns and Candidates

11. Voting Behavior and Elections

PART III: THE POLICYMAKERS

12. The Congress

13. The President

14. The Bureaucracy

15. Justice

PART IV: GOVERNMENT IN OPERATION

16. Foreign Policy and National Security

17. Government and the Economy

18. Promoting the General Welfare

PART V: THE AMERICAN COMMUNITY

19. State and Local Government

Appendix: The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of the United States of America, Presidents of the United States, Selections from the Federalist Papers

Endnotes

Glossary

Credits

Index

Presidential Election Results, 1940-2000.