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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... issues was the process of selecting the various office-holders. If, as was at first suggested, the president (executive) was to be chosen by the Congress (legislative), would this not undermine the separation of powers by allowing the ...
... issues as the merits of a large republic, he was quite prophetic in seeing how the federal government would acquire increasing powers at the expense of the states. The Anti-Federalists feared a centralised and distant government. They ...
... Issues and Actors ( Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press , 1995 ) . On the Constitution , see R. Maidment and J. Zvesper's Reflections on the Constitution ( Manchester : Manchester University Press , 1989 ) and Jack Rakove's ...
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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 |