Government in America people, politics, and policy
George C. Edwards III, Martin P. Wattenberg, Robert L. Lineberry.
- 12th ed.
- New York Pearson Longman c2006.
- xxxvi, 780 p. ill. (some col.) 29 cm.
Introducing government in America -- The constitution -- Federalism -- Civil liberties and public policy -- Civil rights and public policy -- Public opinion and political action -- The mass media and the political agenda -- Political parties -- Nominations and campaigns -- Elections and voting behavior -- Interest groups -- Congress -- The presidency -- The congress, the president, and the budget -- The federal bureaucracy -- The federal courts -- Economic policymaking -- Social welfare policymaking -- Policymaking for health care and the environment -- National security policymaking -- The new face of state and local government.