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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... framers. Aboveall, we provide aclear analysis of the powers and limitations of these central elements of national government. One of the inevitable features of ashort introductory text is a relative paucity of examplesandcase ...
However, foralltheinsight they yield intothemindsof the framers, it should not be forgotten that they are as much propaganda as an objective analysis of the Constitution. Nevertheless, certainofthe Federalist Papersare rightly viewed as ...
Indeed,thesheernovelty ofthe framers« designwasenough to cast doubt on its viability.However,the first generation of national office-holders included many such as Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison who ...
Again, in thefirst thirdofthe twentieth century the Court upheld anotionof propertyrights that was probably similar to that held by the framers themselves. When the Great Depression (1929¥39) arrived, however, the governmentneeded new ...
... inorder to incorporate thenew demands thatarisefrom changing times and circumstances. Discussion. points. 1. Was the War of Independence a revolutionary movement? 2. Did the framers get the balance right between preventing.
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Bureaucracy | |
Elections and theelectorate The constitutional frameworkof elections | |
The voters | |
Further reading | |
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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