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James Q. Wilson
ISBN: 9780547212760
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Cengage Learning, Inc
Edition: Brief ed of 9th revised ed
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Emphasizes the historical development of the American political system, who governs, and to what end. This book offers coverage of such issues as creationism and the establishment clause, tactics from the 2008 presidential campaign, Congressional ethics, repercussions from the Valerie Plume scandal, national debt, and more.
This popular brief edition text for the one-semester or one-quarter American Government course maintains the framework of Wilson's complete text, emphasizing the historical development of the American political system, who governs, and to what end. Completely up to date, AMERICAN GOVERNMENT, BRIEF, 9e offers new coverage of such key and emerging issues as creationism and the establishment clause, tactics from the 2008 presidential campaign, Congressional ethics, repercussions from the Valerie Plume scandal, national debt, the Social Security debate, military involvement in Iraq, and much more.
| ISBN | 0547212763 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9780547212760
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 658 | | Publisher | Cengage Learning, Inc | | Published in | Boston | | Imprint | Houghton Mifflin | | Height (mm) | 231 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 185 | | Publication date | 22 Jan 2009 | | Spine width (mm) | 15 | | DEWEY | 320.473 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Alternative ISBN | 9780618400485 | | Pages | 432 | |
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| | | Preface | | | | | | About the Author | | | | 1 | | What Should We Know About American Government? | | 1 | | | | Enduring Questions | | 1 | | | | Why Have a Government? | | 2 | | | | The Meanings of Democracy | | 2 | | | | Two Kinds of Democracy | | 3 | | | | The Puzzles of American Government | | 4 | | | | Who Governs? | | 5 | | | | To What Ends? | | 5 | | | | What American Politics Means for Us | | 6 | | | | Reconsidering the Enduring Questions | | 6 | | | | Suggested Readings | | 7 | | 2 | | The Constitution | | 8 | | | | Enduring Questions | | 8 | | | | The Problem of Liberty | | 8 | | | | Human Nature | | 9 | | | | The Real Revolution | | 10 | | | | The Articles of Confederation | | 11 | | | | The Constitutional Convention | | 11 | | | | The Lessons of Experience | | 12 | | | | The Framers | | 13 | | | | The Challenge | | 14 | | | | Large States Versus Small States | | 16 | | | | The Compromise | | 17 | | | | The Constitution and Democracy | | 17 | | | | Two Key Principles: Separation of Powers and Federalism | | 19 | | | | The Government and Human Nature | | 19 | | | | The Constitution and Liberty | | 21 | | | | The Antifederalist View | | 21 | | | | Need for a Bill of Rights | | 23 | | | More... | | |
"Wilson has always had the gift of lucidity. I like the idea of Enduring Questions, as today's students seem to need the bottom line."  Be the first to write a customer review
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