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American government : freedom and power / Theodore J. Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: New York : W. W. Norton, c1998Edition: Brief 5th edDescription: 428, [81] p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0393972550
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.473 LOW
Contents:
Preface. - Pt. 1 Foundations. 1. Freedom and Power: An Introduction to the Problem. 2. Constructing a Government: The Founding and the Constitution. 3. The Constitutional Framework: Federalism and the Separation of Powers. 4. The Constitution and the Individual: The Bill of Rights, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights. - Pt. 2. Institutions. 5. Congress: The First Branch. 6. The President and the Executive Branch. 7. The Federal Courts: Least Dangerous Branch or Imperial Judiciary? - Pt. 3. Politics and Policy. 8. Public Opinion and the Media. 9. Elections. 10. Political Parties. 11. Groups and Interests. 12. Introduction to Public Policy. 13. Foreign Policy and World Politics. 14. Can the Government Govern? - Appendix. The Declaration of Independence. The Constitution of the United States of America. Amendments to the Constitution. The Federalist Papers. - Glossary of Terms. - Glossary of Court Cases. - Acknowledgments. - Index.
Summary: This brief Edition of American Government : Freedom and Power ... provides a full and detailed discussion of every topic that ... is central to understanding American government and politics. - Preface.
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Preface. - Pt. 1 Foundations. 1. Freedom and Power: An Introduction to the Problem. 2. Constructing a Government: The Founding and the Constitution. 3. The Constitutional Framework: Federalism and the Separation of Powers. 4. The Constitution and the Individual: The Bill of Rights, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights. - Pt. 2. Institutions. 5. Congress: The First Branch. 6. The President and the Executive Branch. 7. The Federal Courts: Least Dangerous Branch or Imperial Judiciary? - Pt. 3. Politics and Policy. 8. Public Opinion and the Media. 9. Elections. 10. Political Parties. 11. Groups and Interests. 12. Introduction to Public Policy. 13. Foreign Policy and World Politics. 14. Can the Government Govern? - Appendix. The Declaration of Independence. The Constitution of the United States of America. Amendments to the Constitution. The Federalist Papers. - Glossary of Terms. - Glossary of Court Cases. - Acknowledgments. - Index.

This brief Edition of American Government : Freedom and Power ... provides a full and detailed discussion of every topic that ... is central to understanding American government and politics. - Preface.

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