Struggle for Democracy

Name: Struggle for Democracy
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ISBN: 9780205648467

ISBN-10: 0205648460

ISBN-13: 9780205648467

Edition: 9th 2009

Authors: Edward S. Greenberg, Benjamin I. Page

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This critical thinking approach to American government challenges students to evaluate the quality of democracy in America today within a unique framework that offers a holistic view of our system. This unique text challenges students to think critically about American government and politics through the use of two compelling organizational themes. The first theme, ldquo;Using the Democracy Standard,rdquo; asks students to evaluate the health and vitality of American democracy today against a democratic ideal that is carefully defined in the first chapter, and revisited at the beginning and end of each subsequent chapter. The text's second theme, ldquo;Using the Framework,rdquo; offers…

Book details

List price: $127.40
Edition: 9th
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Longman Publishing Group
Publication date: 12/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 720
Size: 8.50" wide x 10.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.102
Language: English




Introduction: Main Themes



Democracy and American Politics



Structure



The Constitution



Federalism: States and Nation



The Structural Foundations of American Government and Politics



Political Linkage



Public Opinion



The News Media



Interest Groups and Business Corporations



Social Movements



Political Parties



Voting, Campaigns, and Elections



Government and Governing



Congress



The Presidency



The Executive Branch



The Courts



What Government Does



Freedom: The Struggle for Civil Liberties



Civil Rights: The Struggle for Equality



The Budget and Economic Policy



Social Safety Nets



Foreign Policy and National Defense


Appendices


The Declaration of Independence


The Constitution of the United States


The Federalist Papers Nos. 10, 51, and 78


Presidents and Congresses, 1789-2009