Politics USA

by McKeever, Robert J.; Davies, Philip

• ISBN13: 9780582473409
• ISBN10: 0582473403
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-30
• Publisher: Longman Pub Group

Summary

Including commentary, data and analysis of the November 04 elections, the second edition ofPolitics USA gives students a detailed introduction to all aspects of the American political system. The text is full of student friendly features that will help students engage with and discuss the key aspects of American politics, and new chapters will outline the key current issues.For undergraduate courses in American politics.

Author Biography

Philip Davies lectures at De Montfort University and is the Director of The Eccles Centre at the British Library.

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface to the Second Edition

Acknowledgements

Dedication

America in the twenty-first century - Introduction

The constitutional dimension of American politics

The Constitution and constitutionalism

Federalism

The socio-economic contexts

The rise and fall of consensus since 1945

Economy and society

Gender and American politics

Race, ethnicity and immigration in the USA

The representative process

Elections and voting behaviour

The mass media and politics

Political parties

Interest groups and political action committees

The executive process

Presidential power

The federal bureaucracy

The legislative process

Congress and the president

Congressional structures and processes

The judicial process

The Supreme Court and judicial review

The Supreme Court and American politics

The policy process

Serving the people: government and domestic policy

The politics of race and affirmative action

Abortion

Foreign policy

The War on Terror

Index

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