American Politics: a Very Short Introduction

Name: American Politics: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780195373851

ISBN-10: 0195373855

ISBN-13: 9780195373851

Edition: 2013

Authors: Richard M. Valelly

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This book introduces the vital elements of American politics, emphasizing how these elements have evolved into the form they take today. By using a historical-institutional approach to the various parts of American politics, Valelly communicates that the American political system is, andalways has been, a work in progress - one unfolding within, and also constantly updating, an eighteenth-century constitutional framework. Valelly begins by asking what Americans want from their politics and answers with a four-part analysis: (1) the politics of "peace and prosperity," (2) the sometimes illiberal politics of conformity and Americanization, (3) the politics of large-scale problem-solving…

Book details

List price: $12.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/11/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 5.16" wide x 6.14" long x 0.34" tall
Weight: 0.264
Language: English




Elements of American democracy



The presidency



Congress and its bicameralism



The legislative-executive process



The Supreme Court



Bureaucracy



Public opinion



Political parties and democratic choices



The partisan revival



Political economy


References


Further reading


Index