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9780199250493

Governing America The Politics of a Divided Democracy

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  • ISBN13:

    9780199250493

  • ISBN10:

    0199250499

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-06-05
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press

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An innovative edited textbook, designed for first-time students of American politics. This volume offers an accessible and comprehensive examination of American politics both before and after September 11. Governing America covers the foundations of modern American politics, the structure of American governing institutions, domestic and foreign public policies and a series of contemporary controversies.

Author Biography


Robert Singh is Lecturer in Politics and Programme Director of the MSc/MRes in American Politics at Birkbeck College, University of London. He has previously taught at the universities of Oxford, Sussex, Dublin (Trinity College), Edinburgh and Glasgow.

Table of Contents

Robert Singh: Introduction
Historical and Theoretical Context
Michael Cox: America and the World
Institutions and Intermediary Organization
Richard Hodder-Williams: The US Constitution
John G. Francis: Federalism
Robert Mason: Political Parties and the Party System
Candice Nelson: Elections
Pete Lentini: Mass Media
Richard Hodder-Williams: Federal Judiciary
John Hart: The Presidency
John E. Owens: Congress
Mark Carl Rom: Federal Bureaucracy
Burdett Loomis: Interest Groups
Public Policy
Nigel Bowles: Economic Policy
John Dumbrell: Foreign Policy
Stephen Burman: Foreign Economic Policy
Elizabeth Bomberg: Environmental Policy
Fiona Ross: Social Policy
Issues and Controversies
Martin Durham: Abortion
Robert Singh: Gun Control
Robert Singh: Capital Punishment
Vivien Hart: Gender
Steve Bruce: Religion
Don Haider-Markel: Gay Rights
Eric Kaufmann: Race and Multiculturalism
Michael Cox: American Power Before and After September 11
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