The American Democracy

8 ed
ISBN: 978-0-07-310349-5
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Buch, Englisch, 672 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 285 mm, Gewicht: 1560 g

This comprehensive text is known for its exciting writing style and its positive, forward-looking presentation of the latest developments in scholarship and real-life politics. Through the use of engaging narrative, The American Democracy weaves together theory, information, and examples in ways that highlight key points, make them easy to understand, and capture readers' interest.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Patterson, Thomas

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Demokratie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part One: FoundationsChapter 1: American Political Culture: Seeking a More Perfect UnionPolitical Culture: The Core Principles of American GovernmentAmerica’s Core Values: Liberty, Equality, and Self-GovernmentPolitics: The Resolution of ConflictPolitical Power: The Control of PolicyThe Concept of a Political System and This Book’s OrganizationChapter 2: Constitutional Democracy: Promoting Liberty and Self-GovernmentBefore the Constitution: The Colonial and Revolutionary ExperiencesNegotiating Toward a ConstitutionProtecting Liberty: Limited GovernmentProviding for Self-GovernmentConstitutional Democracy TodayChapter 3: Federalism: Forging a NationFederalism: National and State SovereigntyFederalism in Historical PerspectiveFederalism TodayThe Public’s Influence: Setting the Boundaries of Federal-State PowerChapter 4: Civil Liberties: Protecting Individual RightsFreedom of ExpressionFreedom of ReligionThe Right of PrivacyRights of Persons Accused of CrimesRights and the War on TerrorismThe Courts and a Free SocietyChapter 5: Equal Rights: Struggling Toward FairnessThe Struggle for EqualityEquality Under the LawEquality of ResultPersistent Discrimination: Superficial Differences, Deep DivisionsPart Two: Mass PoliticsChapter 6: Public Opinion and Political Socialization: Shaping the People’s VoiceThe Nature of Public OpinionPolitical Socialization: How Americans Learn Their PoliticsFrames of Reference: How Americans Think PoliticallyThe Influence of Public Opinion on PolicyChapter 7: Political Participation: Activating the Popular WillVoter ParticipationConventional Forms of Participation Other Than VotingUnconventional Activism: Social Movements and Protest PoliticsParticipation and the Potential for InfluenceChapter 8: Political Parties, Candidates, and Campaigns: Defining the Voter’s ChoiceParty Competition and Majority Rule: The History of U.S. PartiesElectoral and Party SystemsParty OrganizationsThe Candidate-Centered CampaignParties, Candidates, and the Public’s InfluenceChapter 9: Interest Groups: Organizing InfluenceThe Interest-Group SystemInside Lobbying: Seeking Influence Through Official ContractsOutside Lobbying: Seeking Influence Through Public PressureThe Group System: Indispensable but BiasedChapter 10: The News Media: Communicating Political ImagesThe Development of the News Media: From Partisanship to Objective JournalismFreedom and Conformity in the U.S. News MediaThe News Media as Link: Roles the Press Can and Cannot Perform WellOrganizing the Public in the Media AgePart Three: Governing InstitutionsChapter 11: Congress: Balancing National Goals and Local InterestsCongress as a Career: Election to CongressCongressional LeadershipThe Committee SystemHow a Bill Becomes LawCongress’s Policymaking RoleCongress: Too Much Pluralism?Chapter 12: The Presidency: Leading the NationFoundations of the Modern PresidencyChoosing the PresidentStaffing the PresidencyFactors in Presidential LeadershipChapter 13: The Federal Bureaucracy: Administering the GovernmentFederal Administration: Form, Personnel, and ActivitiesDevelopment of the Federal Bureaucracy: Politics and AdministrationThe Bureaucracy’s Power ImperativeBureaucratic AccountabilityReinventing GovernmentChapter 14: The Federal Judicial System: Applying the LawThe Federal Judicial SystemFederal Court AppointeesThe Nature of Judicial Decision MakingPolitical Influences on Judicial DecisionsJudicial Power and Democratic GovernmentPart Four: Public PolicyChapter 15: Economic and Environmental Policy: Contributing to ProsperityGovernment as Regulator of the EconomyGovernment as Protector of the EnvironmentGovernment as Promote

Über Autor(innen)

Patterson, Thomas
Thomas E. Patterson is Bradlee Professor of Government and the Press in the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He was previously distinguished professor of political science in the Maxwell School of Citizenship at Syracuse University. Raised in a small Minnesota town near the Iowa and South Dakota borders, he was educated at South Dakota State University and the University of Minnesota, where he received his Ph.D. in 1971. Currently running the "Vanishing Voter" study at the Kennedy School of Government, which has been widely used in the media and on college campuses, Tom is also the author of six books and dozens of articles, which focus primarily on the media and elections. His book, 'Out of Order'(1994), received national attention when President Clinton said every politician and journalist should be required to read it. An earlier book, 'The Mass Media Election'(1980), received a 'Choice' award as Outstanding Academic Book, 1980-81. Another of Patterson's books, 'The Unseeing Eye'(1976), was recently selected by the American Association for Public Opinion Research as one of the fifty most influential books of the past half century in the field of public opinion. His current research includes a study of White House communication and a study of the news media's role in Western democracies. His work has been funded by major grants from the National Science Foundation, the Markle Foundation, the Smith-Richardson Foundation, the Ford Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts.