The New American Democracy, Alternate, with LP.com Version 2.0
3rd Edition
Published on 16. April 2003
Book
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978-0-321-15525-2 (ISBN)
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This Alternate Edition is the comprehensive version of Fiorina and Peterson's text without the policy chapters. Focusing on electoral forces, it offers a stimulating, analytical approach that gives students a unique understanding of their political system as it exists today.
The accessibility of instant public opinion polls, the Internet, the ubiquitous nature of the news media, and the increasingly important role of interest groups-all of which Fiorina and Peterson use to demonstrate that America is moving toward a more popular democracy-have blurred the lines between campaigning and governing. Politicians today are constantly engaged in the campaign process-a "permanent campaign" that has affected how our government functions in profound ways. The Alternate Third Edition of this highly respected text has been brought completely up-to-date through September 11th, the war on terrorism, and the 2002 midterm elections, and continues to be the only text available that addresses the fundamental shift in the way American government functions.
The accessibility of instant public opinion polls, the Internet, the ubiquitous nature of the news media, and the increasingly important role of interest groups-all of which Fiorina and Peterson use to demonstrate that America is moving toward a more popular democracy-have blurred the lines between campaigning and governing. Politicians today are constantly engaged in the campaign process-a "permanent campaign" that has affected how our government functions in profound ways. The Alternate Third Edition of this highly respected text has been brought completely up-to-date through September 11th, the war on terrorism, and the 2002 midterm elections, and continues to be the only text available that addresses the fundamental shift in the way American government functions.
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Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 278 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1465 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-321-15525-2 (9780321155252)
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Morris P. Fiorina | Paul E. Peterson | Bertram D. Johnson
New American Democracy, Alternate Edition, The (Book Alone)
Book
02/2005
4th Edition
Pearson
€58.27
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Previous edition
Morris P. Fiorina | Paul Peterson
The New American Democracy: Alternate Edition
Book
05/2003
3rd Edition
Longman
€70.67
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Content
I. THE FOUNDATIONS OF A NEW AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.
1. Democracy in the United States.
2. Establishing a Constitutional Democracy.
3. Federalism: Division of Power Among National, State, and Local Governments.
4. America: Unity Amidst Diversity.
II. THE INGREDIENTS OF THE NEW AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.
5. Public Opinion.
6. Individual Participation.
7. Interest-Group Participation in American Democracy.
8. Political Parties.
9. The Media.
III. CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS.
10. Electing the President.
11. Choosing the Congress.
IV. THE GOVERNMENT.
12. The Congress and Its Work.
13. The Presidency: Powers and Practice.
14. The Bureaucracy.
15. The Courts.
V. CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
16. Civil Liberties.
17. Civil Rights.
The Declaration of Independence.
The Constitution of the United States of America.
The Federalist No. 10.
The Federalist No. 51.
Presidents of the United States of America.
1. Democracy in the United States.
2. Establishing a Constitutional Democracy.
3. Federalism: Division of Power Among National, State, and Local Governments.
4. America: Unity Amidst Diversity.
II. THE INGREDIENTS OF THE NEW AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.
5. Public Opinion.
6. Individual Participation.
7. Interest-Group Participation in American Democracy.
8. Political Parties.
9. The Media.
III. CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS.
10. Electing the President.
11. Choosing the Congress.
IV. THE GOVERNMENT.
12. The Congress and Its Work.
13. The Presidency: Powers and Practice.
14. The Bureaucracy.
15. The Courts.
V. CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS.
16. Civil Liberties.
17. Civil Rights.
The Declaration of Independence.
The Constitution of the United States of America.
The Federalist No. 10.
The Federalist No. 51.
Presidents of the United States of America.