Duncan Watts

Understanding American Government and Politics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The third edition of a trusted text book for A level students and first-year undergraduates. Provides a high-quality, fully up-to-date, accessible guide to American government and politics. -- .

Produktdetails

• Understanding Politics
• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• 3 ed
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. März 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 156mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 686g
• ISBN-13: 9780719086830
• ISBN-10: 0719086833
• Artikelnr.: 34012470

Autorenporträt

Duncan Watts was a teacher and examiner in Government and Politics. He was prominent in the Politics Association Resource Centre, for which he wrote and edited many books and other materials.

Inhaltsangabe

List of comparative boxes: Britain and the United States List of US
presidents and their parties Map of the US: The Sun Belt and the Frost Belt
1 Introduction: The setting of American politics 2 The Constitution 3
Federalism in theory and practice 4 Presidential power 5 Support for the
Presidency 6 Congress 7 The Supreme Court 8 Elections and voting 9
Political parties 10 Pressure groups: The lobby at work 11 Civil liberties
and civil rights 12 Conclusion: The condition of American democracy Index