
BY THE PEOPLE
Debating American Government
Oxford University Press Inc
7th Edition
Published on 19. February 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
736 pages
978-0-19-779485-2 (ISBN)
Description
In a storytelling approach that weaves contemporary examples together with historical context, By the People: Debating American Government, Seventh Edition explores the themes and ideas that drive the great debates in American government and politics. It introduces students to big questions like "Who governs?", "How does our system of government work?", "What does government do?", and "Who are we?" By challenging students with these questions, the text gets them to engage with, think about, and debate the merits of U.S. government and politics. The seventh edition is offered in Oxford Insight, a guided learning environment that delivers performance analytics, drives student engagement, and improves student outcomes.
Reviews / Votes
A thorough and engaging book that takes a participatory approach to the study of American democracy."-Celeste Greene, Hampton University Morone and Kersh do an exceptional job of explaining to students how the United States' government and politics are shaped by a potent mixture of ideas and institutions- ideas and institutions that arose from the late 18th century and continue to guide our political discourse today."
-Adam Chamberlain, Coastal Carolina University Great coverage of the concept while interlinking modern political examples to make 200+ year old concepts applicable to the politics of the day. The authors use wonderful graphics and various tools to make reading digestible and entertaining."
-Dr. Emily Stacey, Rose State College Provides a thorough introduction to the American political system."
-Paul Baumgardner, Augustana College
More details
Edition
7th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 203 mm
Weight
1701 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-779485-2 (9780197794852)
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Persons
James Morone (B.A., Middlebury College, and M.A. and PhD, University of Chicago) is Professor of Political Science at Brown University and five-time winner of the Hazeltine Citation for outstanding teacher of the year. A renowned scholar of American Political Science, Dr. Morone, an award-winning author, has published eight books including The Heart of Power (2009), Hellfire Nation (2003), and The Democratic Wish (1990).
He served as President of the Politics and History Section of the American Political Science Association from 1999-2000 and the New England Political Science Association from 2002-03. He has been on the board of editors for eight scholarly
journals and comments on politics in The New York Times, The London Review of Books, and The American Prospect. Rogan Kersh (M.A. and PhD, Yale) is Provost and Professor of Political Science at Wake Forest University. A leading scholar in American Political Science, Dr. Kersh is best known for his work on health reform, obesity politics, and interest groups/lobbying. From 2006-12 he served as Associate Dean of the Wagner School of Public Service at New York University, where he built an undergraduate program, helped conceive and create NYU's new campus in Abu Dhabi, and was integral in
the launch of a new Global Institute of Public Health. Dr. Kersh has published two books, more than fifty academic articles, and has provided commentary on U.S politics for dozens of different media outlets including
CNN, Newsweek, and The New York Times. He was President of the American Political Science Association's organized section on Health Politics and Policy in 2011-12, and is an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
He served as President of the Politics and History Section of the American Political Science Association from 1999-2000 and the New England Political Science Association from 2002-03. He has been on the board of editors for eight scholarly
journals and comments on politics in The New York Times, The London Review of Books, and The American Prospect. Rogan Kersh (M.A. and PhD, Yale) is Provost and Professor of Political Science at Wake Forest University. A leading scholar in American Political Science, Dr. Kersh is best known for his work on health reform, obesity politics, and interest groups/lobbying. From 2006-12 he served as Associate Dean of the Wagner School of Public Service at New York University, where he built an undergraduate program, helped conceive and create NYU's new campus in Abu Dhabi, and was integral in
the launch of a new Global Institute of Public Health. Dr. Kersh has published two books, more than fifty academic articles, and has provided commentary on U.S politics for dozens of different media outlets including
CNN, Newsweek, and The New York Times. He was President of the American Political Science Association's organized section on Health Politics and Policy in 2011-12, and is an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
Content
1: The Ideas that Shape American Politics
2: The Constitution
3: Federalism and Nationalism
4: Civil Liberties
5: The Struggle for Civil Rights
6: Public Opinion and Political Participation
7: Media, Technology, and Government
8: Campaigns and Elections
9: Interest Groups and Political Parties
10: Congress
11: The Presidency
12: Bureaucracy
13: The Judicial Branch
14: Domestic and Foreign Policy
2: The Constitution
3: Federalism and Nationalism
4: Civil Liberties
5: The Struggle for Civil Rights
6: Public Opinion and Political Participation
7: Media, Technology, and Government
8: Campaigns and Elections
9: Interest Groups and Political Parties
10: Congress
11: The Presidency
12: Bureaucracy
13: The Judicial Branch
14: Domestic and Foreign Policy