Am Gov 2015-2016 /
Joseph Losco, Ralph Baker.
- Fourth edition.
- xix, 486 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Citizenship in Our Changing Democracy -- Chapter 2: The Constitution:The Foundation ofCitizens' Rights -- Chapter 3: Federalism: Citizenshipand the Dispersal ofPower -- Chapter 4: Civil Liberties: ExpandingCitizens' Rights -- Chapter 5: Civil Rights: Toward aMore Equal Citizenry -- Chapter 6: Public Opinion -- Chapter 7: Political Participation:Equal Opportunities andUnequal Voices -- Chapter 8: Interest Groups inAmerica -- Chapter 9: Parties and PoliticalCampaigns: Citizensand the ElectoralProcess -- Chapter 10: Media -- Chapter 11: Congress: Doing thePeople's Business -- Chapter 12: The Presidency: Powerand Paradox -- Chapter 13: Bureaucracy: Citizensas Owners andConsumers -- Chapter 14: The Courts: JudicialPower in a DemocraticSetting -- Chapter 15: Public Policy:Responding toCitizens -- Chapter 16: Foreign and DefensePolicy: ProtectingAmerican Interests inthe World.
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9781259284267 (paperback)
2014040964
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / National.
United States--Politics and government--Textbooks.