The Challenge of Democracy

Based on the best-selling, full-length text "The Challenge of Democracy: Government in America, Tenth Edition", this brief version maintains the same framework and motifs in a shorter format. The pedagogy is linked to two main themes: the conflicting values of freedom, order, and equality, and the majoritarianism versus pluralism debate. Extensively updated, this edition includes new examples, figures, data, and discussions about current issues. The authors have also added a balanced retrospective of the Bush presidency, as well as a focus on globalization and its implications and new comparative features that place the U.S. in a global context. The Seventh Edition also includes access to AmericansGoverning.org, an online learning environment designed specifically to engage students in the political process through a variety of media, including original videos, campaign commercials, writing excerpts, simulations, and additional sources. Additional media tools of this title include: the new In Our Own Words feature; downloadable chapter overviews in MP3 format narrated by the authors; and, marginal references to an award-winning site.

ISBN 0547216319   Pages 464 ISBN13 9780547216317 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Cengage Learning, Inc   Weight (grammes) 717 Imprint Houghton Mifflin   Published in Boston Format Paperback   Height (mm) 240 Publication date 18 Jan 2009   Width (mm) 190 DEWEY 320.473   Spine width (mm) 16 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

1. Dilemmas of Democracy. 2. The Constitution. 3. Federalism. 4. Public Opinion, Political Socialization, and the Media. 5. Participation and Voting. 6. Political Parties, Campaigns, and Elections. 7. Interest Groups. 8. Congress. 9. The Presidency. 10. The Bureaucracy. 11. The Courts. 12. Order and Civil Liberties. 13. Equality and Civil Rights. 14. Policymaking and the Budget. Appendix. The Declaration of Independence. The Constitution of the United States of America.

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