Government by the People, Brief Edition, Books a la Carte Plus MyPoliSciLab -- Access Card Package

by Magleby, David B.; Light, Paul C.; Nemacheck, Christine L.

• ISBN13: 9780205834938
• ISBN10: 0205834930
• Edition: Looseleaf
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2010-12-28
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Books #xE0; la Carte are unbound, three-hole-punch versions of the textbook. This lower cost option is easy to transport and comes with same access code or media that would be packaged with the bound book. #xA0; This Package Contains: MyPoliSciLab with E-Book Student Access Code Card and Government by the People, Brief Edition, 9/e, Books a la Carte Edition #xA0; Updated in a new 9th edition, this book#xA0;offers#xA0;accessible, carefully crafted, and straightforward coverage of the foundations of American politics, as well as a consistent focus on the achievements of a government by the people. Built#xA0;on decades of authoritative scholarship, this completely updated text demonstrates that politics matters by emphasizing the accomplishments of a government of the people, by the people,and for the people.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Idea of America

 

Part I: Constitutional Principles

1. Constitutional Democracy

2. American Federalism

 

Part II: The Political Process

3. Understanding the American People

4. Political Parties and Interest Groups

5.Campaigns, Voting, and Elections

6. Public Opinion and The Media

 

Part III: Policy-Making Institutions

7. Congress

8. The Presidency

9. The Federal Bureaucracy

10. The Judiciary

 

Part IV: Rights and Liberties

11. Civil Liberties

12. Civil Rights

 

Part V: The Politics of National Policy

13. Making Economic and Social Policy

14. Making Foreign and Defense Policy

 

Epilogue: Sustaining Constitutional Democracy