America at Odds
Published on 26. January 1998
Book
Hardback
650 pages
978-0-534-53630-5 (ISBN)
Description
This text addresses all of the major topics of an American government course, such as elections, Congress, public policy, and others. It emphasizes a topical and provocative approach that probes the foundations of America's governmental and political institutions looking for answers to the question: Why are Americans at odds with each other? Each chapter includes a discussion of a significant political issue and presents both sides of that issue, showing how Americans are truly at odds with each other politically.
This text addresses all of the major topics of an American government course, such as elections, Congress, public policy, and others. It emphasizes a topical and provocative approach that probes the foundations of America's governmental and political institutions looking for answers to the question: Why are Americans at odds with each other? Each chapter includes a discussion of a significant political issue and presents both sides of that issue, showing how Americans are truly at odds with each other politically.
This text addresses all of the major topics of an American government course, such as elections, Congress, public policy, and others. It emphasizes a topical and provocative approach that probes the foundations of America's governmental and political institutions looking for answers to the question: Why are Americans at odds with each other? Each chapter includes a discussion of a significant political issue and presents both sides of that issue, showing how Americans are truly at odds with each other politically.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-0-534-53630-5 (9780534536305)
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Persons
Content
America at odds; the constitution; federalism; civil liberties; civil rights; political culture and ideology; interest groups; parties; public opinion and voting; campaigns and elections; politics in the media; politics in cyber-space; congress; the presidency; the bureacracy; the judiciary; economic and domestic policy; the politics of regulation; foreign policy; state and local politics.