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Author:

Edwards, George C.

Title:

Government in America : people, politics, and policy / George C. Edwards III, Martin P. Wattenberg, Robert L. Lineberry.

Edition:

15th ed., AP ed.

Publisher:

Longman ;

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

1 v. (various pagings) : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.

Subject:

United States--Politics and government--Textbooks.
United States--Study and teaching (Secondary)--Study and teaching (Secondary)
Political science--Study and teaching (Secondary)

Other Authors:

Wattenberg, Martin P., 1956-
Lineberry, Robert L.
Longman (Firm : New York, N.Y.)
Pearson Education, Inc.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index. "AP Edition"--Cover.

Contents:

Introducing government in America -- Part 1. Constitutional foundations. The constitution ; Federalism ; Civil liberties and public policy -- Part 2. People and politics. Public opinion and political action ; The mass media and political agenda ; Political parties ; Nominations and campaigns ; Elections and voting behavior ; Interest groups -- Part 3. The policymakers. Congress ; The presidency ; Congress, the president, and the budget : the politics of taxing and spending ; The federal bureaucracy ; The federal courts -- Part 4. Policies. Economic policymaking ; Social welfare policymaking ; Policymaking for health care, the environment, and energy ; National security policymaking -- Part 5. State and local government. The new face of state and local government -- Appendix -- Glossary -- Notes -- Key terms in Spanish -- Answer key -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- AP test prep questions and answers.

ISBN:

0132566931 (student ed.)
9780132566933 (student ed.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)852414335

Locations:

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)