American politics and society

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Hlavní autor: McKay, David
Korporativní autor: ebrary, Inc
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. : John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2013.
Vydání:8th ed.
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  • Government and the people in a polarized society
  • Beliefs, values and American society
  • Constitutional government
  • Federalism and intergovernmental relations
  • American political parties and the politics of polarization
  • Elections and political participation
  • The media and American politics
  • Congress I: the people's branch?
  • Congress II : functions and powers : the broken branch?
  • The presidency I : powers and selection
  • The presidency II : the president as chief executive
  • Bureaucratic power : federal departments and agencies
  • The security state
  • Organized interests : the real power?
  • The supreme court and judicial politics
  • Regulating morality : civil rights, liberties and the conscience issues
  • Social policy in America : self-reliance and state dependence
  • Managing economic change
  • Environmental politics
  • The American world role
  • The American political system in an uncertain world.