American Government and Politics Today, Alternate 2005-2006 Edition (with PoliPrep)
by Schmidt, Steffen W.; Shelley, Mack C.; Bardes, Barbara A.Edition: 12th
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-12-14
Publisher(s): Wadsworth Publishing
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Summary
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS TODAY helps students experience the excitement that comes from active, informed citizenship. Schmidt, Shelley, and Bardes' landmark text is renowned nationwide for its balanced, unbiased, comprehensive, and up-to-date coverage of constitutional, governmental, political, social, and economic structures and processes. The overriding theme of the book is the importance of informed active citizenship, and the pedagogy underscores this theme by soliciting critical thinking about political issues and encouraging students to become involved the political process. With keen awareness of its audience, American Government and Politics Today incorporates current examples, the Internet, and other media to stimulate learning and excitement about American government. This truly interactive text gives students more than reading material; it gives them tools to become good citizens.
Table of Contents
| The American System | |
| The Democratic Republic | |
| The Constitution. Appendix: the Constitution of the United States of America | |
| Federalism | |
| Civil Rights and Liberties | |
| Civil Liberties | |
| Civil Rights | |
| People and Politics | |
| Public Opinion and Political Socialization | |
| Interest Groups | |
| Political Parties | |
| Campaigns, Nominations, and Elections | |
| The Media and Cyberpolitics | |
| Political Institutions | |
| The Congress | |
| The President | |
| The Bureaucracy | |
| The Courts | |
| The Declaration of Independence | |
| How to Read Case Citations and Find Court Decisions | |
| Presidents of the United States | |
| Federalist Papers No. 10, No. 51, and No. 78 | |
| Justices of the U.S. Supreme court since 1900 | |
| Party Control of Congress since 1900 | |
| Spanish Equivalents for Important Terms in American Government | |
| Glossary | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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