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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... Court gradually applied other restrictions on the federal government to the state governments , giving rise to the concept of the ' nationalisation of the Bill of Rights ' . Box 1.7 Substantive due process : the magic of constitutional.
... Bill of Rights. Some have been of relatively minor importance, such as the most recent regulating the salaries of members of Congress. Many, however, have been of monumental importance, such as the so-called Civil War amendments ...
... Bill of Rights? 4. What are the major sources of flexibility in the Constitution? 5. Were the framers right to make the amendment of the Constitution so difficult? Further reading On the ideas and events behind the movement Chapter ...
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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 |