Developments in American Politics 4

by Edited by Gillian Peele, Christopher J. Bailey, Bruce Cain and B. Guy Peters

• ISBN13: 9780333948743
• ISBN10: 0333948742
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Trade Book
• Copyright: 2002-09-06
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The long drawn out and heavily politicized presidential election process in 2000 with the winner - Republican George W. Bush--taking a smaller percentage of the popular vote than his Democratic rival, raised important issues of legitimacy. The September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington posed a major new challenge to the American political system. Written by a team of leading authorities and tightly edited to provide an accessible and coherent student text, Developments in American Politics 4 assesses the implications of both and the early record of the second Bush in the White House.

Author Biography

Gillian Peele is Fellow and Tutor in Politics at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.

Christopher J. Bailey is Professor of American Politics at the University of Keele.

Bruce Cain is Robson Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley.

B. Guy Peters is Maurice Falk Professor of Government, University of Pittsburgh

Table of Contents

Introduction--G. Peele, C. J. Bailey, B. Cain & B. G. Peters

Electoral Politics: The 2000 Elections and Beyond--V.Sapiro

Political Parties-- D. McSweeney

Pressure Groups, Social Movements and Participation--S. Welch

The Presidency--J. Herbert

Congress--E. Schickler

The Supreme Court and the Constitution--T. Yarbrough

Bureaucracy and Public Management--B. G. Peters

Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations--G. Peele

Economic Policy--C. Bailey

Law and Order--R. Singh

Social Policy-- F. Ross

Health Care Policy--S. Linder & P. Rosenau

Foreign and Security Policy-- D. Williams

Direct Democracy-- E. Gerber

Religion and Morality-- S. B. Hansen

The Media-- T. Hames

Campaign Finance--A. Grant