The long drawn out and heavily politicised presidential election process in 2000 with the winner - Republican George W. Bush - taking a smaller percentage of the popular vote that his Democratic rival, raised important issues of legitimacy. The September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington posed a major new challenge to the American political system. Written by a team of leading authorities and tightly edited to provide an accessible and coherent student text, Developments in American Politics 4 assesses the implications of both and the early record of the second Bush in the White House.
Introduction; G.Peele, C.J.Bailey, B.Cain & B.G.Peters
Electoral Politics: The 2000 Elections and Beyond; V.Sapiro
Political Parties; D.McSweeney
Pressure Groups, Social Movements and Participation; S.Welch
The Presidency; J.Herbert
Congress; E.Schickler
The Supreme Court and the Constitution; T.Yarbrough
Bureaucracy and Public Management; B.G.Peters
Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations; G.Peele
Economic Policy; C.Bailey
Law and Order; R.Singh
Social Policy; F.Ross
Health Care Policy; S.Linder & P.Rosenau
Foreign and Security Policy; D.Williams
Direct Democracy; E.Gerber
Religion and Morality; S.B.Hansen
The Media; T.Hames
Campaign Finance; Alan Grant
The US in Evolution; Bruce Cain
Introduction; G.Peele, C.J.Bailey, B.Cain & B.G.Peters
Electoral Politics: The 2000 Elections and Beyond; V.Sapiro
Political Parties; D.McSweeney
Pressure Groups, Social Movements and Participation; S.Welch
The Presidency; J.Herbert
Congress; E.Schickler
The Supreme Court and the Constitution; T.Yarbrough
Bureaucracy and Public Management; B.G.Peters
Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations; G.Peele
Economic Policy; C.Bailey
Law and Order; R.Singh
Social Policy; F.Ross
Health Care Policy; S.Linder & P.Rosenau
Foreign and Security Policy; D.Williams
Direct Democracy; E.Gerber
Religion and Morality; S.B.Hansen
The Media; T.Hames
Campaign Finance; Alan Grant
The US in Evolution; Bruce Cain