American politics and society
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. :
John Wiley & Sons Ltd.,
2013.
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| Edition: | 8th ed. |
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| Online Access: | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10660558 |
Table of Contents:
- Government and the people in a polarized society
- Beliefs, values and American society
- Constitutional government
- Federalism and intergovernmental relations
- American political parties and the politics of polarization
- Elections and political participation
- The media and American politics
- Congress I: the people's branch?
- Congress II : functions and powers : the broken branch?
- The presidency I : powers and selection
- The presidency II : the president as chief executive
- Bureaucratic power : federal departments and agencies
- The security state
- Organized interests : the real power?
- The supreme court and judicial politics
- Regulating morality : civil rights, liberties and the conscience issues
- Social policy in America : self-reliance and state dependence
- Managing economic change
- Environmental politics
- The American world role
- The American political system in an uncertain world.