A Brief Introduction to US PoliticsRoutledge, 22. 7. 2014 - Počet stran: 214 A Brief Introduction to American Politicsprovides a coherent and succinct account of how contemporary American politics blends enduring principles with the realities and demands of the present day. Beginning with a brief overview of American society today, the book introduces the constitutional framework of American politics and the fluid concept and practice of federalism. It also covers the major features of the representative process, looking at both elections and main players such as parties, interest groups, and the media. Chapters on the major institutions of the federal government - the presidency, the Congress, and the Supreme Court – examines how they are simultaneously independent and constrained by each other. Chapters on domestic and foreign policy demonstrate how government and politics work in connection with the system’s main outputs. A Brief Introduction to American Politicsis a shorter version of Politics USA and is intended for students who need an introduction to the essential features of the American political system. |
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... United States is a complex democracy. Its structural roots date from the eighteenth century, as do its founding concepts of popular sovereignty and republicanism. Yet in the two centuries and more since the Constitution of 1787 was ...
... United States, 2004–2005, US Census Bureau; Figure 10.3 © Mark Fiore. In some instances we have been unable to trace the owners of copyright material, and we would appreciate any information that would enable us to do so. This book is ...
... United States is a very diverse country. There are 50 States with many geographical, political and cultural differences between them. The politics and culture of Texas, for example, are very different from those of New York, California ...
... United States as a superpower. Now the obligations of the United States did not stop at its own shores or the boundaries of the New World. Rather they stretched around the globe and led to wars in places such as Korea and Vietnam. The ...
... United States. Blue Americans, those with essentially liberal cultural values, live mainly in the urban and suburban areas which form the great cities of the Northeast, the industrial Midwest and the West Coast. Most vote Democrat. Red ...
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Elections and the electorate | |
Political parties interest groups and money | |
The mass media and politics | |
The presidency and the executive branch | |
The Congress | |
The Supreme Court and judicial politics | |
US government and domestic policy | |
Foreign policy | |
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A Brief Introduction to US Politics Robert J. McKeever,Philip Davies Náhled není k dispozici. - 2006 |