000			02087nam a2200265 4500
001			vtls001887560
003			MY-SjTCS
005			20200226121327.0
008			110218 00 eng
020			_a0393972550
039		9	_a201102181334 _bVLOAD _y200407271915 _zVLOAD
082	0	4	_a320.473 _bLOW
100	1		_aLowi, Theodore J. _911276
245	1	0	_aAmerican government : _bfreedom and power / _cTheodore J. Lowi, Benjamin Ginsberg
250			_aBrief 5th ed.
260			_aNew York : _bW. W. Norton, _cc1998
300			_a428, [81] p. ; _c24 cm.
505	0		_aPreface. - 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.
520			_aThis 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.
525			_aAccompanied by : Exploring American government : a guide to the Lowi and Ginsberg WebBOOK. ISBN 0393958744
651		0	_aUnited States _xPolitics and government. _937797
700	1		_aGinsberg, Benjamin. _e(j.a.) _9102684
740	0		_aExploring American government : a guide to the Lowi and Ginsberg WebBOOK.
920			_aGEN : 101918
999			_c180885