Description
Book SynopsisUnderstanding American Politics provides a unique introduction to the contemporary political landscape of the United States. Placing the study of American politics within a broader context of other western democracies, this textbook reinforces the idea that in order to understand the American system, students need to begin by understanding their own democracy. This balanced, comparative perspective is integrated throughout to better explain and highlight the ways in which American politics and government work in relation to other democracies.
Streamlined to fit easily in today’s US politics courses, the third edition is fully updated and revised to engage with key issues in American politics while providing an accessible entry to the foundations of American government that detangles the polarized analysis characterizing so much information on the study of American politics. New chapters on special interest groups and the distinct American mediascape feature al
Table of Contents
List of Maps List of Tables List of Boxes Preface Part One: Ideas and Foundations of US Government 1. The Contested Terrain of American Politics 2. Political Culture 3. The Constitution Part Two: Institutions 4. Congress 5. The Presidency 6. The Judiciary Part Three: Civil Rights and Inequality 7. Racial Inequality 8. The Politics of Inequality: Class, Immigration, Gender, and Sexual Identity Part Four: Political Behavior 9. Understanding Special Interests 10. Parties and Elections 11. The Mediascape and American Politics Part Five: America in the World 12. America in the World Index
