02412cam a2200409 a 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003001000170007102000390008802000360012702000240016302000210018702000360020802000330024403500130027703500210029004000470031104200140035805000210037208200160039324500780040925000180048726000540050530000600055933600260061933700280064533800270067350000200070050507630072052003060148365000490178965100550183865100450189365500410193870000230197917432222OSt20261008121953.0120816s2014    mauab         001 0 eng d  a  2012947224  a9781133610625qhbk. : student text  a1133610625qhbk. : student text  a9781133602132qpbk.  a1133602134qpbk.  a9781285074955qInstructor's ed.  a1285074955qInstructor's ed.  a17432222  a(OCoLC)855122266  aDACbengcDACdSEAdSGBdOCLCFdOCLCOdDLC  alccopycat00aJK274b.A55 201400a320.47322300aAmerican government and politics today /cBarbara A. Bardes ... [et al.].  a2013-2014 ed.  aBoston, MA :bWadsworth/Cengage Learning,cc2014.  axxxiii, 510 p. :bill. (some col.), col. maps ;c28 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes index.0 aPart one : The American system. One republic, two Americas? -- The Constitution -- Federalism -- Part two : Civil rights and civil liberties. Civil liberties -- Civil rights -- Part three : People and politics. Public opinion and political socialization -- Interest groups -- Political parties -- Voting and elections -- Campaigning for office -- Part four : Political institutions. The Congress -- The president -- The bureaucracy -- The courts -- Part five : Public policy. Domestic policy -- Economic policy -- Foreign policy and national security -- Part six : State and local politics. State and local government -- Appendixes. The Declaration of Independence -- The Constitution of the United States -- The Federalist Papers nos. 10 and 51 -- Glossary.  aExperience the excitement that comes with being an active, engaged, and informed citizen. This latest edition includes a variety of updates including in-depth coverage of the 2012 elections and will help you understand the basic foundations of American government and why it all matters. - Back cover. 7aPolitical science.2fast0(OCoLC)fst01069781 0aUnited StatesxPolitics and governmentvTextbooks. 7aUnited States.2fast0(OCoLC)fst01204155 7aTextbooks.2fast0(OCoLC)fst014238631 aBardes, Barbara A.