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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... examples and case studies. In order to counter this, we conclude the book with two chapters that show the way that government and politics work in connection with the system's main outputs: domestic and foreign policies. Readers are ...
... example, are very different from those of New York, California or Vermont. There is also a tremendous diversity of ethnic and racial groups, so that it is no longer a simple matter to describe a 'typical American', even though non ...
... example, states such as Florida and Pennsylvania are evenly balanced between liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans. Furthermore, individual Americans may be Blue on some issues but Red on others. Nevertheless, the Red ...
... example , while no state formally abolished property qualifications for the franchise , states such as New Hampshire , Pennsylvania and Georgia eased them to the point where there was near - universal white male suffrage . Another ...
... example, the Congress was showing few signs of being willing to honour the national debt that had grown up to pay for the war. If the United States failed to repay this, it was unlikely that bankers would be willing to invest further in ...
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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 |