LEADER 03441nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910815257203321 005 20230725024353.0 010 $a9786610834013 010 $a1-280-83401-3 010 $a0-7486-3026-0 010 $a0-7486-4279-X 024 7 $a10.1515/9780748630264 035 $a(CKB)4330000000000345 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC564513 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1962266 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC292372 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL564513 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10402738 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL83401 035 $a(OCoLC)664232834 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1962266 035 $a(OCoLC)903858688 035 $a(DE-B1597)616019 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780748630264 035 $a(OCoLC)1306540695 035 $a(EXLCZ)994330000000000345 100 $a20090428d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aUS government and politics /$fWilliam Storey 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aEdinburgh $cEdinburgh University Press$d2010 215 $axii, 404 p. $cill 225 1 $aPolitics study guides 300 $aPrevious ed.: 2007. 311 $a0-7486-3880-6 311 $a0-7486-2429-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover -- 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. 330 $aThe US political system is designed to ensure that freedom and opportunity will always be protected, by making it almost impossible for power to become concentrated in the hands of a few people seeking to run society for their own benefit. Have these aims been achieved?The answer is that Americans have sharply contrasting views on how well their political system works. They disagreed with each other when they established the system at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and have continued to disagree ever since. This book covers the key issues, political systems and governing institutions at the heart of these disagreements, outlining the thinking behind the main points of view, to help its readers decide for themselves which viewpoint they find most persuasive.This new edition of the best-selling introduction to US Government and Politics has been completely revised and updated to reflect the changes in the area since the election of the new President. 410 0$aPolitics study guides. 606 $aPolitical culture$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government 615 0$aPolitical culture 676 $a320.973 686 $aMG 70000$qSEPA$2rvk 700 $aStorey$b William$01696844 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910815257203321 996 $aUS government and politics$94077100 997 $aUNINA