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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... institutions of the federal government – the presidency, the Congress and the Supreme Court. These embody the constitutional principle of the separation of powers, but we explain how these three institutions are simultaneously ...
... institutions. And while it was important to ensure that none of these institutions would become too powerful, it was also important that all three of them should be able to function effectively together. The Convention devoted ...
... institution and that avoided placing selection in the hands of another institution acting alone. Checks. and. balances. The separation of powers was complicated, however, by the further imposition of checks and balances on each institution ...
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Chapter 2 Federalism | 18 |
Chapter 3 Elections and the electorate | 34 |
Chapter 4 Political parties interest groups and money | 56 |
Chapter 5 The mass media and politics | 79 |
Chapter 6 The presidency and the executive branch | 93 |
Chapter 7 The Congress | 112 |
Chapter 8 The Supreme Court and judicial politics | 136 |
Chapter 9 US government and domestic policy | 158 |
Chapter 10 Foreign policy | 171 |
Index | 195 |
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A Brief Introduction to US Politics Robert J. McKeever,Philip Davies Náhled není k dispozici. - 2006 |