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Government by the People, Alternate Edition, 2009 Edition

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ISBN-10: 0136050409

ISBN-13: 9780136050407

Edition: 23rd 2009 (Alternate)

Authors: David B. Magleby, David M. O'Brien, Paul C. Light, J. W. Peltason, Thomas E. Cronin

List price: $138.40
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Building on decades of authoritative scholarship, this completely updated text continues to offer accessible, carefully crafted, and straightforward coverage of the foundations of American politics, as well consistent focus on the achievements of a government by the people In an increasingly cynical world, GBTP emphasizes that politics matters and encourages, motivates, and even inspires studentswith accounts of individual and collective acts of courageousness, intellect, and integrity in the political arenato be effective and informed citizens. With each chapter now framed by nationally-selected learning objectives and chapter mastery self-tests, several compelling new features, and an all…    
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Book details

List price: $138.40
Edition: 23rd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 12/18/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 560
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 2.596

David M. O'Brien is the Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor at the University of Virginia. He has been a Judicial Fellow and Research Associate at the Supreme Court of the U.S.; and held Fulbright Teaching and Research Awards at Oxford University, England; the University of Bologna, Italy; and in Japan; as well as was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Sage Foundation in New York, and a Visiting Professor at Institut d'Etudes Politique Universite Lumiere-Lyon 2. He was a commissioner on the U.S.-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Exchange and the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission.

Daniel J. Solove is Professor of Law at George Washington University Law School.Paul C. Light is Paulette Goddard Professor of Public Service at New York University.

Constitutional Democracy
The Living Constitution
American Federalism
Political Culture and Ideology
The American Political Landscape
Interest Groups: The Politics of Influence
Political Parties: Essential to Democracy
Public Opinion, Participation, and Voting
Campaigns and Elections: Democracy in Action
The Media and American Politics
Congress: The Peoplersquo;s Branch
The Presidency: The Leadership Branch
The Federal Administrative System: Executing the Laws
The Judiciary: The Balancing Branch
First Amendment Freedoms
Rights to Life, Liberty, and Property
Equal Rights Under the Law