GOVT
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
Published on 14. January 2009
Book
Mixed media product
496 pages
978-0-495-57339-5 (ISBN)
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Description
GOVT started with student conversations, focus groups, interviews, surveys, and input from faculty members. This brief paperback includes a full suite of learning aids to accommodate the busy and diverse lifestyles of today's learners, including chapter-in-review cards and online resources such as video, simulations, an AP newsfeed, and quizzes that allow students to learn and study wherever they are and whenever they have time. GOVT provides a streamlined, debate-oriented format with exercises and applications in an appealing magazine-like format perfect for today's students.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-495-57339-5 (9780495573395)
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Edward Sidlow | Beth Henschen
GOVT 2011
Book
01/2010
2nd Edition
Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
€88.19
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Content
Part I: THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR AMERICAN SYSTEM. 1. The Contours of American Democracy. 2. The Constitution. 3. Federalism. Part II: OUR LIBERTIES AND RIGHTS. 4. Civil Liberties. 5. Civil Rights. Part III: THE POLITICS OF DEMOCRACY. 6. Interest Groups. 7. Political Parties. 8. Public Opinion and Voting. 9. Campaigns and Elections. 10. Politics and the Media. Part IV: INSTITUTIONS. 11. Congress. 12. The Presidency. 13. The Bureaucracy. 14. The Judiciary. Part V: PUBLIC POLICY. 15. Domestic Policy. 16. Foreign Policy. Appendix A: The Declaration of Independence. Appendix B: The Constitution of the United States. Appendix C: Supreme Court Justices since 1900. Appendix D: Party Control of Congress since 1900. Appendix E: Information on U.S. Presidents. Appendix F: Federalist Papers No. 10 and No. 51. Appendix G: How to Read Case Citations and Find Court Decisions.