Government in America: people, politics and policy
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| adam_text | BRIEF CONTENTS vii Contents xvii List of Selected Features xix Preface xxiii About the Authors 1 INTRODUCING GOVERNMENT IN AMERICA PART ONE PART TWO 1 Constitutional Foundations 2 THE CONSTITUTION 3 FEDERALISM 4 CIVIL LIBERTIES AND PUBLIC POLICY 5 CIVIL RIGHTS AND PUBLIC POLICY 22 54 77 111 People and Politics 6 PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL ACTION 7 THE MASS MEDIA AND THE POLITICAL AGENDA 8 POLITICAL PARTIES 9 10 140 187 NOMINATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS 216 ELECTIONS AND VOTING BEHAVIOR 11 INTEREST GROUPS 166 238 257 v
Brief Contents PART THREE The Policymakers 12 CONGRESS 13 THE PRESIDENCY 14 THE CONGRESS, THE PRESIDENT, AND THE BUDGET: THE POLITICS OF TAXING AND SPENDING 353 15 THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY 16 THE FEDERAL COURTS 284 317 378 408 PART FOUR Policies 17 ECONOMIC POLICYMAKING 18 SOCIAL WELFARE POLICYMAKING 440 458 19 POLICYMAKING FOR HEALTH, ENERGY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT 476 20 FOREIGN AND DEFENSE POLICYMAKING 498 21 THE NEW IMPORTANCE OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 526 APPENDIXES 557 The Declaration ofIndependence The Federalist No. 10 559 The Federalist No. 51 565 The Constitution of the United States ofAmerica Presidents of the United States 566 577 Party Control of the Presidency, Senate, and House of Representatives in the Twentieth Century 580 Supreme Court Justices Serving in the Twentieth Century GLOSSARY 583 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INDEX 609 605 581
About the Authors I 1 INTRODUCING GOVERNMENT IN AMERICA xxtu PART ONE 1 Constitutional Foundations Two Central Questions 2 Government, Politics, and Public Policy Government 2 Politics 4 What Politics Is 4 Political Involvement Public Policy 5 The Political System 2 The Origins of the Constitution The Road to Revolution 24 Declaring Independence 24 5 6 7 Political Issues and Linkage Institutions Making Public Policy: The Policymaking Institutions 7 Policies Have Impacts 8 Democratic Government 12 Some Key Questions About Democracy The Scope of Government in America How Active is American Government? 22 24 The English Heritage: The Power ofIdeas 25 Jefferson s Handiwork: The American Creed 27 Winning Independence 27 The Conservative Revolution 2J The Government that Failed: 1776-1787 8 Defining Democracy 9 Traditional Democratic Theory 9 Three Contemporary Theories of American Democracy 11 Challenges to Democracy tj THE CONSTITUTION Հ, 14 15 15 Liberal and Conservative Views of the Scope of Government 16 A Comparative Perspective on the Scope of Government 16 American Individualism 16 Some Key Questions About the Scope of Government 17 Summary · Key Terms · For Further Reading • Internet Resources · Notes 29 Making a Constitution: The Philadelphia Convention 31 Gentlemen in Philadelphia 31 Philosophy into Action 32 The Agenda in Philadelphia 33 The Equality Issues 34 The Economic Issues 36 The Individual Rights Issues 38 The Madisonian Model 38 Separation ofPowers and Checks and Balances The Constitutional Republic 40 The End of the Beginning 41 Ratifying the Constitution
41 Federalists and Anti-Federalists Ratification 43 Constitutional Change 38 41 43 The Formal Amending Process 43 vu
viii I Contents America in Perspective: Democracy Without a Constitution? 45 The Informal Process of Constitutional Change 45 You Are the Policymaker: Should Congress Call a New Constitutional Convention? 47 The Elaboration of the Constitution 48 Understanding the Constitution 49 49 The Constitution and Democracy Since Kennedy: Lowering the Voting Age 50 The Constitution and the Scope of Government 50 Summary · Key Terms · For Further Reading • Internet Resources · Notes Since Kennedy: Public Support for Religious Schools 83 The People Speak: Prayers in the Public Schools The Free Exercise Clause 84 Freedom of Expression Defining Federalism 54 56 What Federalism Is 56 Why Federalism Is So Important 56 America in Perspective: Why Federalism? The Constitutional Basis of Federalism 57 58 The Division of Power 58 You Are the Policymaker: Raising the Drinking Age 59 Establishing National Supremacy 61 States Obligations to Each Other 63 Since Kennedy: The Resurgent States 64 Intergovernmental Relations Today From Dual to Cooperative Federalism Fiscal Federalism 66 Defendants’ Rights Understanding Federalism 70 Federalism and Democracy 70 The People Speak: National Government Responsibilities 73 Federalism and the Growth of the National Government 73 The Right to Privacy Summary · Key Terms · For Further Reading • Internet Resources · Notes The Bill of Rights —Then and Now 78 The Bill of Rights and the States 80 Freedom of Religion 81 The Establishment Clause 81 95 Interpreting Defendants Rights 96 Searches and Seizures 96 You Are the Judge: The Case ofMs. Montoya 98 Self-
incrimination 98 The Right to Counsel 99 You Are the Judge: The Case of the Dirty Old Man 100 Trial by Jury 100 Cruel and Unusual Punishment 101 You Are the Judge: When Is Punishment Cruel and Unusual? 101 65 65 JI CIVIL LIBERTIES T AND PUBLIC POLICY 89 90 Libel and Slander 91 In the Twenty-first Century: Obscenity on the Web 92 You Are the Judge: When Can Obscenity Be Banned? The Case of the Drive-in Theater 92 Symbolic Speech 93 Commercial Speech 93 Regulation of the Public Airwaves 94 Freedom ofAssembly 94 You are the Judge: The Case of the Nazis March in Skokie 95 -/ ¿) FEDERALISM 85 You Are the Judge: The Case of Animal Sacrifices 86 Prior Restraint 86 You Are the Judge: The Case of the Purloined Pentagon Papers 87 Free Speech and Public Order 87 Free Press and Fair Trials 88 America in Perspective: Civil Liberties in Britain Obscenity 84 102 Is There a Right to Privacy? 102 Firestorms over Abortion 103 The People Speak: The Abortion Debate A Time to Live and a Time to Die 104 Understanding Civil Liberties 77 104 106 106 Civil Liberties and Democracy Civil Liberties and the Scope of Government Die Court Decides 107 107 Summary · Key Terms · Key Cases · For Further Reading · Internet Resources · Notes
Contents Ո Լ) PART TWO CIVIL RIGHTS AND PUBLIC POLICY Two Centuries of Straggle 111 113 113 Conceptions ofEquality Early American Views ofEquality 113 The Constitution and Inequality 113 Race, the Constitution, and Public Policy The Era of Slavery 115 / PUBLIC OPINION AND О POLITICAL ACTION 115 The Era ofReconstruction and Resegregation 115 The Era of Civil Rights 117 Getting and Using the Right to Vote 121 Other Minority Groups 122 Since Kennedy: The Changing Face of Voting Rights 123 Women, the Constitution, and Public Policy The Battle for the Vote 124 The Doldrums : 1920-1960 124 The Second Feminist Wave 125 Women in the Workplace 125 123 Wage Discrimination and Comparable Worth 127 Women in the Military 127 You Are the Judge: Are Maternity Leaves a Form of Gender Discrimination? 128 Sexual Harassment 129 New Active Groups Under the Civil Rights Umbrella 129 Civil Rights and the Graying ofAmerica 129 America in Perspective: Mrs. In-the-Back-of-theHouse Goes to Parliament 130 Are the Young a Disadvantaged Group; Tool 130 Civil Rights and the People with Diabilities 131 Gay and Lesbian Rights 131 The People Speak: Discrimination Against Homosexuals 132 Affirmative Action 132 You Are the Judge: The Case of the Santa Clara Dispatcher 134 The People Speak: Affirmative Action 135 Understanding Civil Rights and the Constitution 135 Civil Rights and Democracy 135 136 Summary · Key Terms · Key Cases · For Further Reading · Internet Resources · Notes Civil Rights and the Scope of Government People and Politics The American People 140 141 The Immigrant Society 142 The American
Melting Pot 142 In the Twenty-first Century: The Coming Minority Majority 143 You Are the Policymaker: Should There Be a National Registry for Worki 145 The Regional Shift 145 The Graying ofAmerica 145 How Americans Learn About Politics: Political Socialization 147 The Process ofPolitical Socialization 147 Political Learning over a Lifetime 149 What Americans Believe: Public Opinion and Policy 150 Measuring Public Opinion 150 The Role of Polls in American Democracy 151 What Polls Reveal About Americans Political Information 152 What Americans Value: Political Ideologies 153 Do People Think in Ideological Termsl 153 America in Perspective: Citizens Show Little Knowledge of Geography 154 Since Kennedy: The Decline of Trust in Government 155 People Liked Reagan but Not His Policies 157 How Americans Participate in Politics Conventional Participation 159 Protest as Participation 159 Class, Inequality, and Participation 158 160 Understanding Public Opinion and Political Action 161 Public Attitudes Toward the Scope of Government The People Speak: Public Opinion on the Scope of Government 162 Democracy, Public Opinion, and Political Action 163 Summary · Key Terms · For Further Reading • Internet Resources · Notes
x I Contents THE MASS MEDIA AND THE / POLITICAL AGENDA 166 ՜է The Mass Media Today The Development of the Mass Media The Print Media 171 169 Since Kennedy: The Rise of the Negative Press 172 America in Perspective: The British Media 173 The Broadcast Media 173 175 175 175 Defining the News Finding the News In the Twenty-first Century: Narrowcasting in a įOO Channel Environment 176 Presenting the News 176 Bias in the News 178 The News and Public Opinion 179 The People Speak: Stories Citizens Have Tuned In and Stories They Have Tuned Out 180 The Policy Agenda and the Special Role of the Media 181 Understanding the Mass Media 182 The Media and the Scope of Government Individualism and the Media 183 Democracy and the Media 183 182 r POLITICAL О PARTIES 187 •■ИМММИМЯМММНЙНИМИИММВИНМВМММН·····« 188 189 Tasks of the Parties Parties, Voters, and Policy: The Downs Model The Party in the Electorate 197 197 1796-і 824: The First Party System 199 1828-185b: Jackson and the Democrats Versus the Whigs 199 1860-1928: The Two Republican Eras 199 1982-1964: The New Deal Coalition 200 1968-Present: The Era ofDivided Government 201 The Parties Today: Dealignment and Renewal 202 The Democrats: Ensuring Representation 203 The Republicans: Putting Technology to Use 205 Third Parties: Their Impact on America Politics 205 Two Parties: So What7 207 Understanding Political Parties 207 America in Perspective: Multiparty Systems in Other Countries 208 Democracy and Responsible Party Government Individualism and Gridlock 210 American Political Parties and the Scope of Government 210 Is the Party Over7
211 The People Speak: Are Political Parties Obsolete? 208 211 Summary · Key Terms · For Further Reading • Internet Resources · Notes Summary · Key Terms · For Further Reading • Internet Resources · Notes The Meaning of Party Since Kennedy: The President as Party Leader Party Eras in American History 168 You Are the Policymaker: Should Negative Political Ads Be Curbed? 169 Reporting the News The Party in Government: Promises and Policy 196 190 190 The People Speak: Are There Differences Between the Parties7. 191 The Party Organizations: From the Grass Roots to Washington 192 Local Parties: The Dying Urban Machines 193 The Fifty State Party Systems 194 State Parties as Legal Organizations 194 You Are the Policymaker: Should State Parties Make Preprimary Endorsements7 195 The National Party Organizations 195 NOMINATIONSAND У CAMPAIGNS Г) The Nomination Game Deciding to Run 218 216 217 America in Perspective: Choosing Party Leaders in Great Britain 219 Competing for Delegates 219 Since Kennedy: The Rise ofPresidential Primaries 221 You Are the Policymaker: National and Regional Presidential Primary Proposals 224 The Convention Send-off 224 The Campaign Game 227 The High-Tech Campaign 227 Organizing the Campaign 228 Money and Campaigning 228 The Media and the Campaign 232 The Impact of Campaigns 234 Understanding Nominations and Campaigns Are Nominations and Campaigns Too Democratic ? 234 234
Contents g America in Perspective: Interest Groups as Parties in Other Democracies 260 Do Big Campaigns Lead to an Increased Scope of Government? 234 Summary · Key Terms · For Further Reading • Internet Resources · Notes (ГЧ ELECTIONS AND VOTING BEHAVIOR JU 238 Whether to Vote: A Citizen s First Choice Who Votes and Who Stays Home? 244 The Registration System 245 240 241 242 243 America in Perspective: Why Turnout in the U.S. Is So Low Compared with Other Countries 246 A Policy Approach to Deciding Whether to Vote 247 How Americans Vote: Explaining Citizens’ Decisions 248 Party Identification 249 Candidate Evaluations: How Americans See the Candidates 249 Since Kennedy: Changing Patterns in Voting Behavior 250 Policy Voting 250 You Are the Policymaker: Should the Networks Have to Provide Free Air Time to Candidates? 251 The Last Battle: The Electoral College Understanding Elections and Voting Behavior 252 263 The Surprising Ineffectiveness of Large Groups 263 Intensity 264 Financial Resources 266 The Interest Group Explosion 266 How Groups Try to Shape Policy 267 Lobbying 268 Electioneering 269 Litigation 270 Going Public 271 Types of Interest Groups 272 Economic Interests 272 Since Kennedy: The Decline ofLabor s Policy Clout 274 Energy and Environmental Interests 275 You Are the Policymaker: Restricting Lobbying for Foreign Interests 276 Equality Interests 277 Understanding Interest Groups 278 Interest Groups and Democracy 278 Interest Groups and the Scope of Government 278 Summary · Key Terms · For Further Reading • Internet Resources · Notes PART THREE Summary · Key
Terms · For Further Reading • Internet Resources · Notes INTEREST GROUPS 257 The Role and Reputation of Interest Groups Defining Interest Groups 259 Why Interest Groups Get Bad Press Hyperpluralism and Interest Group Liberalism 261 The People Speak: Perceptions of the Dominance of Big Interests 262 251 Democracy and Elections 252 The People Speak: Do Elections Make Government Listen? 253 Elections and the Scope of Government 254 JJ Theories of Interest Group Politics 260 Pluralism and Group Theory 261 Elites and the Denial ofPluralism 261 What Makes an Interest Group Successful? How American Elections Work 239 A Tale of Three Elections 240 1800: The First Electoral Transition of Power In the Twenty-first Century: Registration and Voting by E-mail 241 1896: A Bitter Fight over Economic Interests 1996: Building a Bridge to the 21st Century xi 259 259 The Policymakers 1Հ CONGRESS The Representatives and Senators The Job 285 The Members 287 Congressional Elections 288 Who Wins? 288 The Advantages ofIncumbents The Role ofParty Identification 284 285 290 292
xii I Contents ChiefLegislator 332 Party Leadership 333 Public Support 335 Legislative Skills 336 Defeating Incumbents 292 Money in Congressional Elections 292 You Are the Policymaker: Should We Do Away with PACs? 294 Stability and Change 294 How Congress Is Organized to Make Policy American Bicameralism 295 Congressional Leaderships 296 295 Since Kennedy: The Dramatic Growth of the Filibuster 297 The Committees and Subcommittees 299 Caucuses: The Informal Organization of Congress 302 The Congressional Process 303 Presidents and Congress: Partners and Protagonists 305 Party, Constituency՛, and Ideology 305 The People Speak: Delegates or Trustees? Lobbyists and Interest Groups 308 Understanding Congress 310 Summary · Key Terms · For Further Reading • Internet Resources · Notes I ՜ք TOE PRESIDENCY The Presidents 317 318 Great Expectations 318 Who They Are 319 How They Got There 322 You Are the Policymaker: Should Nixon Have Been Impeached? 324 342 327 348 Summary · Key Terms · For Further Reading • Internet Resources · Notes THE CONGRESS, THE PRESIDENT, IՀ L AND THE BUDGET: THE POLITICS J J OF TAXING AND SPENDING 353 Federal Expenditures 326 348 The Presidency and the Scope of Government Since Kennedy: Perspectives on Presidential Power 349 America in Perspective: How Much Is Too Much? 325 Constitutional Powers 325 Running the Government: The Chief Executive The Cabinet 328 The Executive Office 328 The White House Staff 330 Presidential Leadership of Congress: The Politics of Shared Powers 332 342 The Government’s Sources of Revenue Income Tax 355 Social Insurance Taxes 356
Borrowing 356 Taxes and Public Policy 357 Presidential Powers America in Perspective: What a Difference a Border Makes The Expansion ofPower 326 Power from the People: The Public Presidency Going Public 342 346 The President and the Press 346 Understanding the American Presidency The Presidency and Democracy 348 309 310 338 The People Speak: Going to War Crisis Manager 341 341 Working with Congress Presidential Approval Policy Support 345 Mobilizing the Public 308 Congress and Democracy America in Perspective: The Russian Duma: A Reformer s Paradise Reforming Congress 310 Congress and the Scope of Government 312 The President and National Security Policy Chief Diplomat 338 Commander in Chief 339 War Powers 340 354 360 360 The People Speak: Taxes and Equity 361 Big Governments, Big Budgets 361 The Rise and Decline of the National Security State 361 America in Perspective: How Big Is Too Big? The Rise of the Social Service State 363 Since Kennedy: Trends in Social Service Spending 365 Incrementalism 365 363
Contents і Uncontrollable Expenditures 366 You Are the Policymaker: Balancing the Budget 367 The Budgetary Process / THE FEDERAL Q COURTS 367 374 374 Democracy and Budgeting The Budget and the Scope of Government 375 Summary · Key Terms · For Further Reading • Internet Resources · Notes j ň THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY İJ The Bureaucrats 378 379 Some Bureaucratic Myths and Realities 379 Who They Are and How They Got There 381 What They Do: Some Theories ofBureaucracy 384 The People Speak: Bureaucracy and Governmental Waste 385 How Bureaucracies Are Organized The Cabinet Departments 386 The Regulatory Agencies 386 386 Bureaucracies As Implementors Since Kennedy: Contentious Nominations to the Supreme Court 419 The Courts as Policymakers Accepting Cases 423 Making Decisions 424 423 You Are the Policymaker: The Debate over Original Intentions Implementing Court Decisions 427 The Courts and the Policy Agenda A Historical Review 428 Understanding the Courts 426 428 431 432 The Courts and Democracy 432 What Courts Should Do: The Scope ofJudicial Power 432 390 390 What Implementation Means Why the Best-Laid Plans Sometimes Flunk the Implementation Test 390 A Case Study: The Voting Rights Act of 1965 395 America in Perspective: Courts and Culture 433 Summary · Key Terms · For Further Reading • Internet Resources · Notes 395 Regulation in the Economy and in Everyday Life 395 Regulation: How It Grew, How It Works Toward Deregulation 397 You Are the Policymaker: How Should We Regulate? 398 Understanding Bureaucracies 409 Participants in the Judicial System 410 The Structure of the
Federal Judicial System 411 District Courts 412 Courts ofAppeal 413 The Supreme Court 413 The Politics of Judicial Selection 416 The Lower Courts 416 The Supreme Court 417 The Backgrounds of Judges and Justices 418 You Are the Policymaker: The Rule of Law Versus Individual Justice The Government Corporations 389 The Independent Executive Agencies 390 Bureaucracies as Regulators 408 The Nature of the Judicial System Budgetary Politics 368 The President s Budget 369 370 Congress and the Budget Understanding Budgeting. xiii PART FOUR 396 399 399 Bureaucracy and Democracy America in Perspective: Influencing Independent Agencies 400 Since Kennedy: The Death ofan Iron Triangle 403 Bureaucracy and the Scope of Government 403 Summary · Key Terms · For Further Reading • Internet Resources · Notes Policies ECONOMIC POLICYMAKING Government and the Economy 442 Elections and the Economy 443 Political Parties and the Economy 443 Government’s Instruments for Controlling the Economy 444 Monetary Policy and the Fed 444 440
xiv І Contents Understanding Social Welfare Policy Fiscal Policy: Keynesian versus Supply-Side Economics 446 Obstacles to Controlling the Economy 447 Since Kennedy: Theories on the Economic Slowdown 448 Arenas of Economic Policymaking 448 Business and Public Policy: Subsidies Amid Regulations 449 The People Speak: Worrying About the Japanese 451 Consumer Policy: The Rise of the Consumer Lobby 452 Labor and Government 452 You Are the Policymaker: Should the Minimum Wage Be Raised? Understanding Economic Policymaking Democracy and Economic Policymaking Economic Policymaking and the Scope of Government 454 America in Perspective: The Soviet Economic Morass 455 Summary · Key Terms · For Further Reading • Internet Resources · Notes POLICYMAKING FOR HEALTH, 1Չ ENERGY; AND 453 454 454 Summary · Key Terms · For Further Reading • Internet Resources · Notes I Г) SOCIAL WELFARE Ю POLICYMAKING Income, Poverty, and Public Policy Who s Getting What? 460 458 The Nature of Wealth and Poverty THE ENVIRONMENT Health Care Policy Energy Policy 461 462 The People Speak: The Public s Perceptions of Welfare 462 Is There a Culture of Poverty? 463 How Public Policy Affects Welfare Programs 463 Social Welfare Programs 465 Entitlement and Poverty Programs 465 Social Welfare Policy Elsewhere 465 The Evolution of America’s Social Welfare Programs 466 America in Perspective: Maternity Leave Policies in Seven Countries 467 The New Deal and the Elderly 467 President Johnson and the Great Society 468 Since Kennedy: Poverty Rates For the Young and the Old 469 President Reagan and Limits to the Great Society
470 The Future of Social Welfare Policy 471 476 477 The Health ofAmericans 477 The Cost of Health Care 477 Access to Health Care 479 The Role of Government in Health Care Policymaking for Health Care 481 480 484 America s Energy Profile 484 Policymaking for Energy Issues 485 America in Perspective: Comparing Sources of Electricity 486 Environmental Policy 460 Who s at the Bottom? Poverty in America 471 You Are the Policymaker: Should Welfare Mothers Be Allowed to Save for Their Children s Education? 472 Democracy and Social Welfare 472 Social Welfare Policy and the Scope of Government 473 487 Economic Growth and the Environment 487 Public Concern About the Environment 488 The People Speak: Protecting the Environment 488 Environmental Policies in America 488 You Are the Policymaker: Determining Standards for Clean Air 489 Dealing with Toxic Wastes 490 Making Environmental Policy 491 Understanding Health, Energy, and Environmental Policy 493 Democracy and Health, Energy, and Environmental Policy 493 The Scope of Government and Health, Energy, and Environmental Policy 493 Since Kennedy: The Revolution in Environmental Protection 494 Summary · Key Terms · For Further Reading • Internet Resources · Notes
Contents FOREIGN AND DEFENSE POLICYMAKING 498 American Foreign Policy: Methods and Actors Actors on the World Stage 500 The Policymakers 501 American Foreign Policy: An Overview 504 The Cold War 504 506 The Era of Détente The Reagan Rearmament 507 The Pinal Thaw in the Cold War 508 The Politics of Defense Policy 509 Defense Spending 509 You Are the Policymaker: Defending Human Rights 510 Since Kennedy: Trends in Defense Spending Personnel 511 Weapons 511 The New Global Agenda 499 513 521 Understanding Foreign and Defense Policymaking 522 Foreign and Defense Policymaking and Democracy 523 Foreign and Defense Policymaking and the Scope of Government 523 Summary · Key Terms · For Further Reading • Internet Resources · Notes THE NEW IMPORTANCE OF 91 STATE AND LOCAL 526 528 The Nature of State Constitutions 528 Amending State Constitutions 529 The Debate Over Direct Democracy 529 State Legislatures 530 State Legislative Elections 531 Legislative Turnover and Term Limits 538 Counties and Townships 541 Municipalities 541 School Districts 544 Special Districts and Public Authorities 544 Yoh Are the Policymaker: Should Teachers Salary Demands be Met? 545 Limits ofLocal Government 545 Fragmentation, Cooperation, and Competition 546 The People Speak: State and Local Government Cooperation 546 America in Perspective: Urban Planning in Western Europe and in the United States 547 State and Local Finance Policy 548 Understanding State and Local Governments 550 Democracy at the State and Local Levels 550 The Scope of State and Local Governments 551 Summary · Key Terms · For Further
Reading • Internet Resources · Notes Appendixes 555 The Declaration of Independence 557 The Federalist No. 10 559 The Federalist No. 51 563 The Constitution of the United States ofAmerica 566 Presidents of the United States 577 Party Control of the Presidency, Senate, and House of Representatives in the Twentieth Century 580 Supreme Court Justices Serving in the Twentieth Century 581 Glossary 583 Acknowledgments 605 609 Index 531 535 538 540 Local Governments 540 520 State Constitutions 534 Governors and the Executive Branch 535 Electing Governors The Job of Governor 536 Other Executive Officers 538 Appellate Courts Selecting Judges 511 GOVERNMENT XV Since Kennedy: The Transformation of State Legislatures 532 What Do Legislatures Do? 532 How Legislatures Are Organized to Make Policy State Court Systems Trial Courts 538 The Decreasing Role ofMilitary Power 513 The People Speak: Threats to U.S. Vital Interests 513 The International Economy 514 Into the Twenty-first Century: The Middle East 515 International Inequality and Foreign Aid 519 The Global Connection, Energy, and the Environment America in Perspective: Ranking Largess I
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| spelling | Edwards, George C. Verfasser aut Government in America people, politics and policy George C. Edwards III ; Martin P. Wattenberg ; Robert L. Lineberry 8. ed. New York [u.a.] Longman 1998 XXIII, 643 S. Ill., graph. Darst. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Politieke stelsels gtt États-Unis - Politique et gouvernement ram Politik Politisches System (DE-588)4046584-6 gnd rswk-swf USA United States Politics and government USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf 1\p (DE-588)4123623-3 Lehrbuch gnd-content USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Politisches System (DE-588)4046584-6 s DE-604 Wattenberg, Martin P. 1956- Verfasser (DE-588)153207981 aut Lineberry, Robert L. Verfasser aut Digitalisierung UB Bamberg - ADAM Catalogue Enrichment application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=008062927&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
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| title | Government in America people, politics and policy |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Government in America people, politics and policy George C. Edwards III ; Martin P. Wattenberg ; Robert L. Lineberry |
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