A Brief Introduction to US PoliticsA 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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The logic was thatany power notspecifically granted to the federal government remained in the possession of the state governments. This logicwaslater reinforced by the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution (see Bill of Rightsbelow).
The president was given a veto over any bill passed by Congress, although this could be overridden by a two-thirds majority ofboth the House andthe Senate. The Congress, for its part, could restrain the activities of the president ...
The idea of a Bill ofRights had beenraised at the Philadelphia Convention but had beenrejected. Many believed that the structure of government, characterised by separation of powers, federalism and checks and balances, ...
Therehave been relatively few amendments ¥ twenty-seven, including theten thatmakeupthe Bill of Rights. Some havebeen ofrelatively minor importance, suchasthemost recent regulating the salaries of members of Congress.
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Bureaucracy | |
Elections and theelectorate The constitutional frameworkof elections | |
The voters | |
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The mass | |
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The Congress | |
The Supreme | |
References Chapter 10 Foreign policy Ideology andselfinterest 17761945 The Cold | |
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Political partiesinterest groupsand money | |
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| Název | A Brief Introduction to US Politics |
| Autor | Robert J. Mckeever |
| Vydavatel | Routledge, 2014 |
| ISBN | 1317873343, 9781317873341 |
| Délka | Počet stran: 214 |
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