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Government in America: People, Politics and Policy, 10/E
ISBN-10: 0321087771
ISBN-13: 9780321087775
Publisher: Longman
Copyright: 2002
Format: Paper; 800 pp
Published: 02/15/2002
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In the new edition of this popular and accessible text, the highly lauded politics matters focus has been expanded and refined so that now, more than ever, instructors can depend upon Government in America to engage students in the study of our political system.
Politics matters is a natural outgrowth of the text's long-standing emphasis on public policy: by emphasizing policy throughout, the authors illustrate to students the ways in which government has a direct impact on their lives and encourage them to see why course material is so important to study and understand. A variety of text features—including “Making a Difference,” the new “How You Can Make a Difference,” and “You Are the Policymaker”—underscore the politics matters theme and personalize our political system. Further engaging students, the Brief Sixth Edition features complete coverage and analysis of the historic 2000 Presidential election and the controversies and issues stemming from it.
- “You Are the Policymaker” boxes throughout the text put students in the role of policymaker, asking them to analyze an issue and reach a policy decision.
- “America in Perspective” boxes help students compare and contrast our political system to those around the globe.
- FREE! Student subscription to LongmanParticipate.com in every new text. Icons in the text margins direct students to relevant activities on this revolutionary new website, tying the website and textbook together.
- LongmanParticipate.com: Developed by ten American government faculty from across the country, this revolutionary site offers instructors and students an exciting new resource for teaching and learning about our political system that it is easy to integrate into any course. The core of LongmanParticipate.com is a set of five unique, in-depth learning activities for each of nineteen key topics in American government (95 activities in all!): Simulations; Visual Literacy exercises; Interactive Timelines; Participation activities; and Comparative exercises. Students receive feedback to ensure that they learn, and instructors can track student work on the site through the “Instructor Administration Center.”
- Interactive Edition CD-ROM. Taking students beyond the printed page, this CD offers a complete multimedia learning experience. It contains the full text of the comprehensive book on CD, with hyperlinks to video clips, web links, practice tests, figures, photos, primary sources, and more. FREE when ordered packaged with the text!
- Internet Listings at the end of each chapter.
- Key terms in text margins aid student comprehension of material.
- Spanish glossary in the end of text material.
- Unique essay in the text's Preface that guides students through how to read and interpret tables and graphs.
- NEW! Complete coverage and analysis of the 2000 Presidential Election.
- UPDATED! “Making a Difference” boxes throughout text present the stories and experiences of individuals involved in politics, showing the impact individuals can have on government when they get involved.
- NEW! “How You Can Make A Difference” boxes build off the “Making A Difference” boxes by giving students explicit, step-by-step advice about how they, too, can get involved and effect change in our system.
- NEW! “Career Files” at the end of each chapter introduce students to a career opportunity available in politics and government, complete with job description, qualifications, and salary ranges. A profile of a real person with that job is also featured, helping students to see the real-world applications of what they're studying and putting a face on what can seem like a distant and nameless system.
- REVISED! “Why Does It Matter?” questions appear in the text's margins, asking students to think about controversial aspects of our political system and how things might be if it worked differently. This critical thinking feature helps students to appreciate how politics affects their own lives and the lives of their families and friends.
1. Introducing Government In America.
I. CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS.
II. PEOPLE AND POLITICS.
III. THE POLICYMAKERS.
IV. POLICIES.
V. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
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