Always Learning

American Government: Continuity and Change, 2006 Edition (Hardcover), 8/E
Karen J. O'Connor, American University
Larry J. Sabato, University of Virginia

ISBN-10: 0321317114
ISBN-13:  9780321317117

Publisher:  Pearson
Copyright:  2006
Format:  Cloth; 832 pp
Published:  03/04/2005
We're sorry, this product is no longer available and has been replaced with American Government: Roots and Reform, 2011 Edition, 11/E.

Please contact your Pearson rep if you are using this product and need instructor resources.


Print this content

In this section:


Description

The new edition of this bestseller in American government has been aggressively revised to provide the most in-depth and current coverage of the 2004 elections, the beginnings of the second George W. Bush administration, and the ongoing wars on terror and in Iraq while also providing expansive new coverage of our system's Constitutional roots.

 

Written with the belief that students must first understand how American government developed to fully understand the issues facing our nation in the 21st century, O'Connor/Sabato offers the strongest coverage of both history and current events on the market today. The new edition provides deeper coverage of both history and events today by exploring the Constitutional roots of our system and how those roots are relevant and often challenged today. The authors also continue their commitment to currency and student-relevance by providing up-to-the-minute coverage of the new Bush administration, the ongoing war in Iraq, etc.

 


Features

  • “Roots of Government” boxes present a figure or event in our nation's history integral to the shaping of America's political past, present, and future.
  • "Politics Now" boxes present extremely contemporary examples to students, showcase the book's commitment to being the most current, and act as a counterpoint to the text's traditional focus on the "roots of government."
  • “Analyzing Visuals.” This feature examines a greater variety of images—including news photographs and political cartoons—as well as tables, bar graphs, line graphs, and maps. Using introductory captions, pointers, critical thinking questions, and a primer that appears in the front of the text, students are given the tools they need to analyze and interpret the visual information they'll encounter as both students and citizens of the United States in the 21st century.
  • Superior coverage of diversity—ethnic, racial, and gender—throughout the book.
  • TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE– MyPoliSciLab for American Government with LongmanParticipate.com (4.0) inside! MyPoliSciLab is a state-of-the-art, interactive online solution for the course offered within a course management system. Available in CourseCompass, WebCT, or Blackboard: MyPoliSciLab offers students a wealth of simulations, interactive exercises, and assessment tools–all integrated with an online e-book. For each chapter of the text, students will navigate through a pre-test, post-test, chapter review, and a full chapter exam, all linked to the on-line e-book, so they can assess, review, and improve their understanding of the concepts within the chapters. In addition to the online chapter content and assessment, students will have access to LongmanParticipate.com (updated 4.0 version), our well-known and well loved interactive online tool. Students will find a wealth of simulations, interactive timelines, comparative exercises, and case studies all updated with the most current examples and data. FREE when packaged with this text.
  • LongmanParticipate.com (4.0) is also available as a website alone for any instructor not wishing to use a course management system.
  • MyPoliSciLab and LongmanParticipate.com 4.0 icons appears throughout the margins of the printed text, letting students and instructors know when an exercise on a particular topic is available for them to explore or assign on either site. 


    • New To This Edition

  • NEW! "The Living Constitution." This is a feature in two parts. The first is a full, annotated Constitution that appears between Chapter 1 and 2, giving students a careful and accessible walkthrough of the seminal document. The second part is a boxed feature that appears in each chapter, examining that chapter's topic in light of what the Constitution says or does not say about it. The boxes are each broken down into four components. They each: (1) restate some portion of the Constitution related to that chapter's topic; (2) define what that means; (3) explain what the Framers were thinking about or reacting to when they developed this language; (4) cover why that clause is relevant today, with mention of recent court cases or challenges to it.
  • NEW! "Global Perspective" boxes. The former "Global Politics" boxes have been completely reconceived. Each box now examines American government in comparative perspective by using a concrete and lively topic-- such as religious freedom or voter turnout-- as its basis. Charts and graphs have also been included to make the box more eye-catching and appealing to students.
  • REVISED "Join the Debate" boxes have been completely revised to offer more provocative, student-oriented topics and provide more extensive, well-balanced coverage of both sides of a debate. Each box gives an overview of the issue, accessible summaries of the arguments on each side of that issue, and critical thinking questions, suggested readings, and selected websites where students can go to seek more information.
  • Expanded "On Campus" boxes, which individually explore some aspect of government or politics that is of particular interest to college students, now appear in nearly every chapter of the text. 


    • Table of Contents

    Preface.

     

    Analyzing Visuals: A Brief Guide.

     

    I. FOUNDATIONS OF GOVERNMENT.

     

    1. The Political Landscape.

     

    2. The Constitution.

    Annotated Constitution of the United States.

     

    3. Federalism.

     

    4. State and Local Government.

     

    5. Civil Liberties.

     

    6. Civil Rights.

     

    II. INSTITUTIONS OF GOVERNMENT.

     

    7. Congress.

     

    8. The Presidency.

     

    9. The Executive Branch and the Federal Bureaucracy.

     

    10. The Judiciary.

     

    III. POLITICAL BEHAVIOR.

     

    11. Public Opinion and Political Socialization.

     

    12. Political Parties.

     

    13. Voting and Elections.

     

    14. The Campaign Process.

     

    15. The Media.

     

    16. Interest Groups.

     

    IV. PUBLIC POLICY.

     

    17. Social Welfare Policy.

     

    18. Economic Policy.

     

    19. Foreign and Defense Policy.

     

    Appendices.

     

    The Declaration of Independence.

    Federalist No. 10. 

    Federalist No. 51.

    Presidents, Congresses, and Chief Justices: 1789-2003.

     

    Selected Supreme Court Cases.

     

    Glossary.

     

    Index.


    Next Edition(s)

    • American Government: Roots and Reform, 2011 Edition (Hardcover), 11/E
      O'Connor, Sabato & Yanus
      ©2011  |  Pearson  |  Cloth; 752 pp  |  Instock
      ISBN-10: 0205825850  |  ISBN-13: 9780205825851
      Brief Description  |  More Info



    Back to top

    Print this content

    In this section:


    Websites and Online Courses

    Companion Website for American Government: Continuity and Change (All versions), 8/E
    O'Connor & Sabato
    ©2006  |  Pearson  |  On-line Supplement  |  Live
    ISBN-10: 0321333853  |  ISBN-13: 9780321333858
    More Info

    MyPoliSciLab 2.0 CourseCompass with E-Book Digital Student Access Code, 8/E
    O'Connor & Sabato
    ©2006  |  Pearson  |  On-line Supplement  |  Live
    ISBN-10: 0321488687  |  ISBN-13: 9780321488688
    More Info

    MyPoliSciLab 2.0 Resources Blackboard with Pearson eText -- Instant Access, 8/E
    O'Connor & Sabato
    ©2006  |  On-line Supplement  |  Version 5.5.1  |  Access Code Required  |  Live
    ISBN-10: 0321385012  |  ISBN-13: 9780321385017
     |  Students, buy access Instructors, request content (at no cost)  |  More Info

    Back to top

    Print this content

    In this section:

    Instructor's Manual, 8/E
    O'Connor & Sabato
    ©2006  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 336 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321333845  |  ISBN-13: 9780321333841

    Show Downloadable Files
    		 | More Info

    LongmanParticipate.com 3.0 and MyPoliSciLab Faculty Teaching Guide
    Pearson Longman
    ©2006  |  Pearson  |  On-line Supplement  |  Out of Stock
    ISBN-10: 0321316894  |  ISBN-13: 9780321316899
    URL: http://www.LongmanAmericanHistory.com

    Show Downloadable Files
    		 | More Info

    PowerPoint Presentation (Download Only), 8/E
    O'Connor & Sabato
    ©2006  |  Pearson  |  On-line Supplement  |  Live
    ISBN-10: 0321354575  |  ISBN-13: 9780321354570
    URL: http://www.ablongman.com/oconnor

    Show Downloadable Files
    		 | More Info

    Test Item File for Blackboard and CourseCompass, 8/E
    O'Connor & Sabato
    ©2006  |  Pearson  |  On-line Supplement; 0 pp  |  Live
    ISBN-10: 0321354494  |  ISBN-13: 9780321354495

    Show Downloadable Files
    		 | More Info

    Test Item File for WebCT, 8/E
    O'Connor & Sabato
    ©2006  |  Pearson  |  On-line Supplement; 0 pp  |  Live
    ISBN-10: 0321354508  |  ISBN-13: 9780321354501

    Show Downloadable Files
    		 | More Info

    Back to top

    Companion Website for American Government: Continuity and Change (All versions), 8/E
    O'Connor & Sabato
    ©2006  |  Pearson  |  On-line Supplement  |  Live
    ISBN-10: 0321333853  |  ISBN-13: 9780321333858
    More Info

    MyPoliSciLab 2.0 Resources Blackboard with Pearson eText -- Instant Access, 8/E
    O'Connor & Sabato
    ©2006  |  On-line Supplement  |  Version 5.5.1  |  Access Code Required  |  Live
    ISBN-10: 0321385012  |  ISBN-13: 9780321385017
     |  Students, buy access Instructors, request content (at no cost)  |  More Info

    Transparencies, 8/E
    O'Connor
    ©2006  |  Pearson  |  Transparency  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321355563  |  ISBN-13: 9780321355560
    More Info

    Back to top


    Websites and online courses

    Companion Website for American Government: Continuity and Change (All versions), 8/E
    O'Connor & Sabato
    ©2006  |  Pearson  |  On-line Supplement  |  Live
    ISBN-10: 0321333853  |  ISBN-13: 9780321333858
    More Info

    MyPoliSciLab 2.0 CourseCompass with E-Book Digital Student Access Code, 8/E
    O'Connor & Sabato
    ©2006  |  Pearson  |  On-line Supplement  |  Live
    ISBN-10: 0321488687  |  ISBN-13: 9780321488688
    More Info

    MyPoliSciLab 2.0 Resources Blackboard with Pearson eText -- Instant Access, 8/E
    O'Connor & Sabato
    ©2006  |  On-line Supplement  |  Version 5.5.1  |  Access Code Required  |  Live
    ISBN-10: 0321385012  |  ISBN-13: 9780321385017
     |  Students, buy access More Info

    Back to top

    Other student resources

    Study Guide, 8/E
    O'Connor
    ©2006  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 396 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321355342  |  ISBN-13: 9780321355348
    More Info


    For American Government

    Classroom Response System (Download Only) for American Government
    Pearson Education
    ©2010  |  Pearson  |  On-line Supplement  |  Live
    ISBN-10: 0205713610  |  ISBN-13: 9780205713615

    Show Downloadable Files
    		 | More Info

    Pearson Passport Link Library Files for American Government
    Pearson Education
    ©2011  |  Pearson  |  On-line Supplement  |  Live
    ISBN-10: 0205833500  |  ISBN-13: 9780205833504

    Show Downloadable Files
    		 | More Info

    Annotated 1876 Texas Constitution
    Haag
    ©2006  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 104 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321355334  |  ISBN-13: 9780321355331
    More Info

    California (Longman State Politics) (Valuepack Item Only), 6/E
    Fiber
    ©2008  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 111 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205584047  |  ISBN-13: 9780205584048
    More Info

    California Politics (Longman State Politics Series), 8/E
    Fiber-Ostrow
    ©2011  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 120 pp  |  Out of Stock
    ISBN-10: 0205066690  |  ISBN-13: 9780205066698
    More Info

    Classroom Response System Clicker Content (Download only) for American Government, 2/E
    Pearson Education
    ©2011  |  Pearson  |  On-line Supplement  |  Estimated Availability : 02/25/2011
    ISBN-10: 0205082289  |  ISBN-13: 9780205082285
    More Info

    Florida (Longman State Politics) (Valuepack Item Only), 3/E
    Gonzalez
    ©2008  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 70 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205584039  |  ISBN-13: 9780205584031
    More Info

    Georgia State Politics (Longman State Politics Series) (Valuepack item only)
    Sewell & Walton
    ©2006  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 208 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321427653  |  ISBN-13: 9780321427656
    More Info

    MyClassPrep -- Instant Access -- for American Government
    Pearson Longman
    ©2012  |  Pearson  |  On-line Supplement  |  Estimated Availability : 01/15/2011
    ISBN-10: 020511279X  |  ISBN-13: 9780205112791
    More Info

    MyPoliSciLab BlackBoard -- Standalone Access Card -- for American Government

    ©2011  |  Pearson  |  Access Code Card  |  Estimated Availability : 12/26/2010
    ISBN-10: 0205172458  |  ISBN-13: 9780205172450
    More Info

    MyPoliSciLab BlackBoard -- Valuepack Access Card -- for American Government
    Pearson Education
    ©2011  |  Pearson  |  Access Code Card  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205172482  |  ISBN-13: 9780205172481
    More Info

    Pearson American and Texas Govenment Study Site (open access)
    Pearson Education & Sabato
    ©2011  |  Pearson  |  Website  |  Live
    ISBN-10: 0205116671  |  ISBN-13: 9780205116676
    More Info

    Pearson Passport -- Standalone Access Card -- for American Government
    Pearson Education
    ©2011  |  Pearson  |  Access Code Card  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205806864  |  ISBN-13: 9780205806867
    More Info

    Study Card for American Government
    Pearson Longman
    ©2005  |  Pearson  |  Study Card; 8 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321291859  |  ISBN-13: 9780321291851
    More Info

    Ten Things Every American Government Student Should Read, 2/E
    O'Connor
    ©2000  |  Pearson  |  Paper  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 020528969X  |  ISBN-13: 9780205289691
    More Info

    Texas (Longman State Politics series) (Valuepack Item Only), 5/E
    St. John
    ©2008  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 105 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205584020  |  ISBN-13: 9780205584024
    More Info

    Texas (Longman State Politics series) (Valuepack Item Only), 6/E
    St. John
    ©2010  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 144 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205679803  |  ISBN-13: 9780205679805
    More Info

    Texas Politics (Longman State Politics Series), 7/E
    Pearson Education
    ©2011  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 120 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205066712  |  ISBN-13: 9780205066711
    More Info


    Back to top

    For the Political Science Discipline

    Teaching Matters: Engaging Students in the Study of American Government
    Shea
    ©2011  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 208 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205825613  |  ISBN-13: 9780205825615

    Show Downloadable Files
    		 | More Info

    Building Bridges: The Allyn & Bacon Student Guide to Service-Learning
    Hamner
    ©2002  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 128 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205319742  |  ISBN-13: 9780205319749
    More Info

    CPS RF Classroom Performance System
    eInstruction
    ©2010  |  Pearson  |  Electronic Supplement  |  Available
    ISBN-10: 020577864X  |  ISBN-13: 9780205778645
    More Info

    Georgia (Longman State Politics Series), 2/E
    Sewell & Walton
    ©2011  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 64 pp  |  Estimated Availability : 12/15/2010
    ISBN-10: 0205734405  |  ISBN-13: 9780205734405
    More Info

    iClicker Classroom Response System
    iClicker & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
    ©2008  |  Pearson  |  Electronic Supplement  |  Available
    ISBN-10: 0205594506  |  ISBN-13: 9780205594504
    More Info

    InterWrite PRS RF (Personal Response System)
    InterWrite PRS & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
    ©2005  |  Pearson  |  Electronic Supplement  |  Available
    ISBN-10: 0205436951  |  ISBN-13: 9780205436958
    More Info

    Longman Atlas of World Issues, 2/E
    Pearson Education
    ©2012  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 48 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205780202  |  ISBN-13: 9780205780204
    More Info

    MySearchLab -- Standalone Access Card
    Pearson Education
    ©2010  |  Pearson  |  Access Code Card  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205699413  |  ISBN-13: 9780205699414
    More Info

    Penguin State of the World Atlas, The
    Smith
    ©2008  |  Pearson  |  Paper  |  Estimated Availability : 06/01/2009
    ISBN-10: 0205770002  |  ISBN-13: 9780205770007
    More Info

    Politics
    Aristotle
    ©1991  |  Pearson  |  Paper  |  Estimated Availability : 08/31/2005
    ISBN-10: 0321419715  |  ISBN-13: 9780321419712
    More Info

    What Every Student Should Know About Avoiding Plagiarism
    Stern
    ©2007  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 80 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321446895  |  ISBN-13: 9780321446893
    More Info

    What Every Student Should Know About Citing Sources with APA Documentation: Updated for APA Sixth Edition, 2/E
    Anderson, Carrell & Widdifield
    ©2010  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 80 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205795811  |  ISBN-13: 9780205795819
    More Info

    What Every Student Should Know About Citing Sources with MLA Documentation, Update Edition
    Greer
    ©2010  |  Pearson  |  Paper  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205715117  |  ISBN-13: 9780205715114
    More Info

    What Every Student Should Know About Practicing Peer Review
    Trim
    ©2007  |  Pearson  |  Paper  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321448480  |  ISBN-13: 9780321448484
    More Info

    What Every Student Should Know About Preparing Effective Oral Presentations
    Cox
    ©2007  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 96 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205505457  |  ISBN-13: 9780205505456
    More Info

    What Every Student Should Know About Procrastination
    Hoffman
    ©2008  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 64 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205582117  |  ISBN-13: 9780205582112
    More Info

    What Every Student Should Know About Researching Online
    Munger & Campbell
    ©2007  |  Pearson  |  Paper  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321445317  |  ISBN-13: 9780321445315
    More Info

    What Every Student Should Know About Study Skills
    Pearson Longman
    ©2007  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 72 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0321447360  |  ISBN-13: 9780321447364
    More Info

    What Every Student Should Know About Using a Handbook
    Murray
    ©2009  |  Pearson  |  Paper; 80 pp  |  Instock
    ISBN-10: 0205563848  |  ISBN-13: 9780205563845
    More Info


    Back to top


    Websites and Online Courses

    Companion Website for American Government: Continuity and Change (All versions), 8/E
    O'Connor & Sabato
    ©2006  |  Pearson  |  On-line Supplement  |  Live
    ISBN-10: 0321333853  |  ISBN-13: 9780321333858
    More Info

    MyPoliSciLab 2.0 CourseCompass with E-Book Digital Student Access Code, 8/E
    O'Connor & Sabato
    ©2006  |  Pearson  |  On-line Supplement  |  Live
    ISBN-10: 0321488687  |  ISBN-13: 9780321488688
    More Info

    MyPoliSciLab 2.0 Resources Blackboard with Pearson eText -- Instant Access, 8/E
    O'Connor & Sabato
    ©2006  |  On-line Supplement  |  Version 5.5.1  |  Access Code Required  |  Live
    ISBN-10: 0321385012  |  ISBN-13: 9780321385017
     |  Students, buy access Instructors, request content (at no cost)  |  More Info

    close

    Sign in to the Instructor Resource Center

    Cancel

    Print this content

    Pearson Higher Education offers special pricing when you choose to package your text with other student resources. If you're interested in creating a cost-saving package for your students contact your Pearson Higher Education representative.

    Back to top