Bardes, Barbara A. text Textbooks. mau Boston, MA Wadsworth/Cengage Learning c2014 2014 2013-2014 ed. monographic eng

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xxxiii, 510 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 28 cm. Experience 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. Part 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. Barbara A. Bardes ... [et al.]. Includes index. Political science United States Politics and government Textbooks United States JK274 .A55 2014 320.473 9781133610625 1133610625 9781133602132 1133602134 9781285074955 1285074955 2012947224 DAC 120816 20261008121953.0 17432222 eng