Analyzing American Democracy

Politics and Political Science
3. New Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-138-34518-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 722 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1438 g

This is an introductory American politics text covering the constitutional framework of American government, political behavior and informal institutions, the formal institutions of American government, and a concluding chapter on public policy. Every chapter highlights the most current thinking in political science research and discusses related public policy.
This text teaches students to think analytically by presenting current political science theories and research in answering the engaging, big questions facing American politics today. It serves as an introduction to the discipline by reflecting the theoretical developments and types of empirical inquiry conducted by researchers.
New to the Third Edition:

2016 and 2018 election updates and analysis of their political and policy impact
Social media’s growing influence on politics
The impact of the alt-right and rising populism on elections and policy
New trends in public opinion
Weakening of the Voting Rights Act
Campaign finance upheaval
The changing congressional landscape
Updated tables, figures, and photos present the empirical details of American politics, helping students gain quantitative literacy
Landmark court cases, now highlighted and linked to key concepts
Refreshed feature boxes reinforce the book’s dedication to helping students understand the scientific approach to politics, incorporating intriguing new topics including genetics and public opinion, the biology of political participation, and evolution and the bureaucracy

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bond, Jon R.

Smith, Kevin B.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface
1. The Basics of Democracy
PART I: THE CONSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK
2. The American Constitution
3. Federalism
4. Civil Liberties
5. Civil Rights
PART II: CONNECTING CITIZENS TO GOVERNMENT
6. Interest Groups
7. Political Parties
8. The Mass Media and Politics
9. Public Opinion and Political Socialization
10. Elections
11. Political Participation and Voting Behavior
PART III: OFFICIAL DECISION MAKING
12. Congress
13. The Presidency
14. The Bureaucracy
15. The Federal Judiciary
PART IV: CONCLUSION
16. Core Democratic Principles and Public Policy

Appendix A. Declaration of Independence
Appendix B. The Articles of Confederation
Appendix C. The Constitution of the United States
Appendix D. Federalist Papers Number 10
Federalist Papers Number 51
Appendix E. Partisan Control of the Presidency, Congress, and the Supreme Court
References
Glossary
Cases Index
Name Index
Subject Index

Über Autor(innen)

Jon R. Bond received his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and is currently a professor of political science at Texas A&M University. His research analyzes the policy making process and the operation of democracy in American politics. Specifically, he is interested in the interactions of American political institutions, especially Congress and the presidency, and how electoral motivations affect democratic responsiveness in American political institutions. He has published more than three-dozen chapters and journal articles on presidential-congressional relations, congressional elections, and public policy. He served as president of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society from 2006–2008, and president of the Southern Political Science Association, the oldest regional political science association from 2006–2007.

Kevin B. Smith received his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and is currently a professor of political science at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, where he is also co-director of the UNL Political Science Physiology Lab. His primary research focus is on the biology of political attitudes and behavior. Smith is the recipient of his university’s College of Arts & Sciences Outstanding Research and Creative Achievement Award.