The Politics Today Companion to American Government

by Alan Grant and Edward Ashbee

• ISBN13: 9780719058929
• ISBN10: 0719058929
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2002-07-05
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
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Summary

The Politics Today Companion to American Governmentprovides extensive information and historical data that is essential in forging a deeper understanding of many issues in American Politics today. It sets American Politics in an historical context, which includes recent history, and thoroughly discusses key documents such as the Declaration of Independence. This book is completely up-to-date, including the 2000 presidential election, its bitter aftermath, and the formation of the Bush Administration.

Author Biography

Alan Grant is Lecturer in Politics at Oxford Brookes University.

Edward Ashbee is Head of Social Studies at Denstone College.

Table of Contents

List of tables and boxes	vi
Introduction	x
Economy and society	1	(18)
The US Constitution	19	(38)
Congress	57	(32)
The president and the executive branch	89	(32)
The US Supreme Court	121	(27)
Pressure groups	148	(24)
Political parties	172	(23)
Elections	195	(46)
Federalism and the states	241	(22)
Appendix: state profiles	263	(39)
Index	302