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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... Civil War . The Whigs took their cue from the writings of the English philosopher , John Locke . Accordingly , they opposed the notion of the divine right of kings to rule as they see fit and believed that each man has natural rights ...
... Civil War (1861–65). The Declaration's statement of equality was at odds with slavery and, for that reason, it became a rallying cry for abolitionists. Other groups, most obviously women, have also invoked the Declaration of ...
... Civil War ( 1861-65 ) . Again , in the first third of the twentieth century the Court upheld a notion of property rights that was probably similar to that held by the framers government themselves. When the Great Depression (1929–39) ...
... Civil War amendments (Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth) that abolished slavery and advanced equality for black Americans. Others have fundamentally altered the country's political institutions by changing the way the Senate is ...
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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 |