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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... Legislative power: the constitutional design The changing balance of legislative power Congress today: mandate and the legislative agenda Congressional cooperation and resistance Congressional oversight Political education for the ...
... Legislative Archives; Data in Box 3.3 is from http://elections.gmu.edu (McDonald, M.P., 2001); Figure 3.3 © Empics; Figure 3.4 © Empics; Table 3.6 from www.cnn.com/elections/2004; Figure 4.1 © Kirk Anderson; Figure 5.1 © Ron Sachs ...
... (legislative), would this not undermine the separation of powers by allowing the control of one office by another? Box 1.3 Executive Branch The President Legislative Branch The Congress: The philosophy and design of the Constitution 9.
... Legislative Branch The Congress: The House of Representatives The Senate Judicial Branch The Supreme Court In the end, the Convention came up with selection systems that differed for each institution and that avoided placing selection ...
... legislative, judicial, and executive powers, to all intents and purposes, it will necessarily acquire in its exercise and operation.' The Bill of Rights The idea of a Bill of Rights had been raised at the Philadelphia Convention but had ...
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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 |