American politics and society

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 politi...

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1. Verfasser: McKay, David H. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Malden u.a. Wiley-Blackwell 2013
Ausgabe:8. ed., 1. publ.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:Previous ed.: 2009. - Includes bibliographical references and index
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Beschreibung:XXIII, 496 S.
Ill. (z.T. farb.)
25 cm
ISBN:9781118261781
978-1-118-26178-1
9781118261811
978-1-118-26181-1
9780470672631
978-0-470-67263-1
9781118261767
9781118261828
9781118261903