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American Government and Popular Discontent Stability Without Success

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ISBN-10: 0415893305

ISBN-13: 9780415893305

Edition: 2013

Authors: Steven E. Schier, Todd E. Eberly

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Popular distrust and the entrenchment of government by professionals lie at the root of America’s most pressing political problems. How did U.S. politics get to this point? Contemporary American politics got much of its shape from the transformations brought about from the 1950s to the 1980s. Presidential and congressional behavior, voting behavior, public opinion, public policy and federalism were all reconfigured during that time and many of those changes persist to this day and structure the political environment in the early twenty-first century.Throughout American history, parties have been a reliable instrument for translating majority preferences into public policy. From the 1950s to…    
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Book details

List price: $25.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 7/5/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
The New American Political System: An Overview
The Current Stable System: A Data Portrait
Popular Discontent and Professional Government
The Puzzle of Contemporary Party Politics
Congress: Professionalization, Polarization, and Competition
The Presidency: Uncertain Leadership
Public Policy and the Bureaucracy: Delegated Authority and Divided Priorities
The Federal Courts: The Rise of Judicial Policymaking
The Road from Here: An Unsustainable Path and an Uncertain Future
Afterword: Stability and the 2012 Election
Appendix: Variables and Sources
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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