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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... majority of both the House and the Senate. The Congress, for its part, could restrain the activities of the ... majority. This tension between majority and minority power is a major feature of American government to this day ...
... majority or a minority of the people . ' AMONG the numerous advantages promised by a well - constructed Union , none deserves to be more accurately developed than its tendency to break and control the violence of faction . The friend of ...
... majority to act. 'The smaller the society, the fewer probably will be the distinct parties and interests composing it; the fewer the distinct parties and interests, the more frequently will a majority be found of the same party; and the ...
... majority of justices have held that it includes a woman's freedom to choose an abortion or a homosexual's freedom to engage in sexual acts with others of the same sex . Substantive due process thus provides a striking example of how ...
... majority of both houses of Congress or two-thirds of the state legislatures. That is, in itself, difficult to achieve. However, the proposed amendments must then be ratified by three-quarters of the state legislatures. These 'super ...
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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 |