MyPoliSciLab with Pearson eText Student Access Code Card for Living Democracy, 2010 Update, Brief California Edition (Standalone)

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

• ISBN13: 9780205831630
• ISBN10: 020583163X
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2010-05-14
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This access code card gives you access to all of MyPoliSciLab#x19;s grade-boosting resources...PLUS a complete e-book of your textbook! MyPoliSciLab is a state-of-the-art interactive and instructive solution for introductory American government courses that combines multimedia simulations, video debates, research support, and practice tests to make learning fun! #xA0;This is the product access code card for MyPoliSciLab and does not include the actual bound book. #xA0; Updated to reflect the current political landscape, this book is organized around a "participation" approach and provides an innovative content style and interactive assessment. It is designed to get readers to participate in their learning and in all aspects of American politics. Covering the foundations and institutions of the American Government, readers are prompted to draw connections between government topics and current events while finding a role for themselves in politics and government. This update includes coverage of the seismic changes that have taken place across our political landscape since the second edition published and Barack Obama took office.

Table of Contents

Part I: Foundations of American Government

1. American Governance: Democracy in Action

2. Early Governance and the Constitutional Framework

3. Federalism

 

Part II: The Institutions of American Government

4. The Judiciary

5. Civil Rights and Liberties

6. Congress and the Legislative Process

7. The Presidency and the Federal Bureaucracy

 

Part III: The American Public and the Democratic Process

8. Political Socialization and Public Opinion

9. Politics of the Media

10. Civic Engagement

11. Interest Groups and Social Movements

12. Elections and Political Participation

13. Political Parties

 

Part IV: The Policy Process

14. Domestic and Foreign Policy Development

 

Part V: California  

15. California Approaches Democracy

16. Democracy California Style: Political Participation

17. The California State Legislature

18. The California Executive and Bureaucracy

19. The California Judiciary

20. Local Government in California

21. California Fiscal Policy