The government and politics of the United States /
Bowles, Nigel
The government and politics of the United States / Nigel Bowles and Robert K. McMahon. - Third edition. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. - xv, 480 p. : ill. b&w ; 23 cm. - Comparative government and politics .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction --
Ch. 1. Beliefs and Values in American Society --
Ch. 2. The Constitution: Creating the Rules of the Game --
Ch. 3. Political Parties: The Politics of Aggregation and Disaggregation --
Ch. 4. Elections and the Politics of Participation --
Ch. 5. The Presidency and the Politics of Leadership --
Ch. 6. Congress and the Politics of Legislative Competition --
Ch. 7. The Supreme Court and the Politics of Adjudication --
Ch. 8. Interest Groups --
Ch. 9. Bureaucracy: The Fourth Branch of Government --
Ch. 10. Federalism and Intergovernmental Policy-Making --
Ch. 11. Domestic Economic Policy --
Ch. 12. Foreign and Defence Policy --
Conclusion --
Appendix 1: The Constitution of the United States --
Appendix 2: Amendments to the Constitution of the United States --
Appendix 3: The Constitution's Allocation of Federal and State Powers --
Further Reading.
This extensively revised new edition offers a broad-ranging, systematic and sophisticated introduction contemplating the institutions and processes of government in the US set in a clear historical context.
9780333948613
United States--Politics and government
320.973
The government and politics of the United States / Nigel Bowles and Robert K. McMahon. - Third edition. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. - xv, 480 p. : ill. b&w ; 23 cm. - Comparative government and politics .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction --
Ch. 1. Beliefs and Values in American Society --
Ch. 2. The Constitution: Creating the Rules of the Game --
Ch. 3. Political Parties: The Politics of Aggregation and Disaggregation --
Ch. 4. Elections and the Politics of Participation --
Ch. 5. The Presidency and the Politics of Leadership --
Ch. 6. Congress and the Politics of Legislative Competition --
Ch. 7. The Supreme Court and the Politics of Adjudication --
Ch. 8. Interest Groups --
Ch. 9. Bureaucracy: The Fourth Branch of Government --
Ch. 10. Federalism and Intergovernmental Policy-Making --
Ch. 11. Domestic Economic Policy --
Ch. 12. Foreign and Defence Policy --
Conclusion --
Appendix 1: The Constitution of the United States --
Appendix 2: Amendments to the Constitution of the United States --
Appendix 3: The Constitution's Allocation of Federal and State Powers --
Further Reading.
This extensively revised new edition offers a broad-ranging, systematic and sophisticated introduction contemplating the institutions and processes of government in the US set in a clear historical context.
9780333948613
United States--Politics and government
320.973