Living Democracy, California Edition

by Shea, Daniel M.; Green, Joanne Connor; Smith, Christopher E.; Clarke, Milton

• ISBN13: 9780131577879
• ISBN10: 0131577875
• Edition: CD
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Living Democracygets students to participate in learning, in the classroom, and in change. The bookrs"s young and energetic author team cares deeply about student learning and student engagement. Lead author Dan Shea founded the Center for Political Participation and his experiences working with students in the classroom and in the center inspired him to team up with co-authors Joanne Connor Green (Texas Christian University) and Christopher E. Smith (Michigan State) to write an American Government text that truly inspires students and helps them experience the impact of government in their daily lives. Everything about the book-the writing, design, examples, photos, activities, and every page of the text-is designed to get students to participate in their class and in American politics.

Table of Contents

American Government: Democracy in Action

Foundations of American Government

Early Governance and the Constitutional Framework

Federalism

The Institutions of American Government The Court-Centered Pathway

The Judiciary

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights Decision Makers and the Pathways of Change

Congress

Presidency

Bureaucracy

The American Public and the Democratic Process Cultural Change as a Pathway of Politics

Political Socialization and Public Opinion

Politics of the Media Grassroots Mobilization as a Pathway of Change

Civic Engagement

Interest Groups and Social Movements Election-Centered Pathway

Elections and Political Participation in America

Political Parties

Pathways and Public Policy

The Policy Process: An Overview

Economic Policy in the United States

Foreign and Defense Policy California

California Approaches Democracy

Democracy California Style: Political Participation

The California State Legislature

The California Executive and Bureaucracy

The California Judiciary

Local Government in California

California Fiscal Policy

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