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US politics today

The second edition of the best-selling textbook US politics today offers a new and updated introduction to contemporary US government and politics. The book considers core institutions, including the presidency, Congress, and the Supreme Court. It assesse
eBook, English, 2004
Manchester University Press ; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, Manchester, New York, 2004
1 online resource (xii, 314 pages)
9780719068188, 9780719068195, 0719068185, 0719068193
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List of tables
List of boxes
Preface and acknowledgements
1 Dierences and divisions
2 A shared culture
3 The US Constitution
4 The US Supreme Court
5 Congress
6 The president
7 The president and the executive branch
8 Federalism: the role of the states
9 Political parties
10 Elections and campaigns
11 Interest groups and lobbying
12 Ideologies, issues and controversies
Appendix I: a brief chronology of the United States since 1789
Appendix II: the US Constitution
Index