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UNINA9910815257203321 |
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Autore |
Storey William |
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Titolo |
US government and politics / / William Storey |
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Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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9786610834013 |
1-280-83401-3 |
0-7486-3026-0 |
0-7486-4279-X |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political culture - United States |
United States Politics and government |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Boxes -- Tables -- INTRODUCTION A Beacon on the Hill? -- PART I THE FRAMEWORK OF US POLITICS -- CHAPTER 1 The Constitution of the United States of America -- CHAPTER 2 Federalism -- CHAPTER 3 Race and Ethnicity in US Politics -- PART II THE LIMITS ON FEDERAL POWER- PLURALISM -- CHAPTER 5 Political Parties -- CHAPTER 6 Pressure Groups -- PART III TESTING THE LIMITS OF FEDERAL POWER - THE JUDICIARY, THE LEGISLATURE AND THE EXECUTIVE -- CHAPTER 7 The Judiciary -- CHAPTER 8 Congress -- CHAPTER 9 The Domestic Presidency -- CHAPTER 10 The Presidency - Foreign Affairs -- CONCLUSION True to its Founding Ideals? -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The US political system is designed to ensure that freedom and opportunity will always be protected, by making it almost impossible for power to become concentrated in the hands of a few people seeking to run society for their own benefit. Have these aims been achieved?The answer is that Americans have sharply contrasting views on how well their political system works. They disagreed with each other when they established the system at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and have continued to disagree ever since. This book covers the key issues, political systems and governing institutions at the heart of these disagreements, outlining the thinking behind the main points of view, |
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