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The Brief Edition of this popular text with a public policy approach and “politics matters” theme has been revised to increase its coverage of the ways in which students can affect and are affected by politics in the United States.

Framing its content within a “politics matters” theme, Government in America illustrates the impact that government has on the daily lives of each and every American, motivating students to become active participants in all aspects of our political culture, and helping overcome student apathy towards American Government.

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“Making a Difference ” boxes throughout the text present the stories and experiences of individuals outside the traditional corridors of power and how these individuals have made lasting impact on our governmental system.
“How You Can Make a Difference” boxes give students explicit, step-by-step advice about how they can get involved and have an impact on our system.
“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.
Revised “Issues of the Times” boxes feature recent articles from the New York Times that ask students to think critically about the news and how it affects them. These two-page spreads are accompanied by an introduction, overlaying pedagogy that emphasize key points in the article, and critical reading questions to guide students through the issues of the day. In essence, students get a free New York Times Reader in every copy!
“Why It Matters” boxes illustrate how critical aspects of government, politics, and policy influence students' lives on a daily basis.
“Get Connected” chapter-ending boxes ask students to investigate current political issues on the web and then answer critical thinking questions about what they've seen. The exercises demonstrate key points in each chapter and are designed to work well as homework assignments.
“America in Perspective” boxes examine how the United States compares to other countries in areas such as tax rates, voter turnout, and the delivery of public services, providing students a better perspective on the size of our government and the nature of our democracy.
The Preface includes valuable sections on “Reading Charts and Graphs,” “Reading Newspapers,” and “Using the Internet,”which provide students with a guide to using graphics and today’s popular media to encourage both critical reading and getting involved in the political world.
LongmanParticipate.com website alone is also available.

New To This Edition

“Young People and Politics” boxes appear once per chapter and reinforce the book's theme of "politics matters" and help overcome student apathy by focusing on how young people matter to politics and how, in turn, politics matters to them. Some boxes illustrate how policies specifically impact young adults while others show how their political behavior patterns affect the public policies they pay for and that ultimately affect them.
Up-to-date coverage throughout the text, including the results of the 2004 elections, American foreign policy in the Middle East, and changes to domestic public policy, includingrecent developments in social welfare policy.
TECHNOLOGY ADVANTAGE– MyPoliSciLab for American Government with LongmanParticipate.com inside! MyPoliSciLab is a state of the art, interactive and instructive online solution for your course offered within a course management system. Available in CourseCompass, WebCT, and Blackboard, MyPoliSciLab offers students a wealth of stimulations, interactive exercises, and assessment tools–all integrated with the online e-book. For each chapter of the text, students will navigate through a pre-test, post-test, chapter review and full chapter exam, 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, 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.

Table of Contents

1. Introducing Government in America.
2. The Constitution.
3. Federalism.
4. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights.
5. Public Opinion and Political Action.
6. The Mass Media and the Political Agenda.
7. Political Parties.
8. Campaigns and Voting Behavior

9. Interest Groups.
10. Congress.
11. The Presidency.

12. The Federal Bureaucracy.
13. The Federal Courts.

14. The Congress, the President, and the Budget: Politics of Taxing and Spending.

15. Social Welfare Policymaking.
16. National Security Policy Making.

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American Government [BRIEF / ESSENTIALS TEXTS] (Political Science)

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Government in America: People, Politics and Policy, Brief Version (Study Edition), with LP.com 2.0, 7/E
Edwards, Wattenberg & Lineberry
©2004 | Pearson | Paper Bound with PIN; 816 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321195035 | ISBN-13: 9780321195036
Suggested retail price: $118.00 Net price: $88.50 (What's this?)Brief Description |
With free chapter tests at the end of the book this Brief Study Edition is sure to improve student grades while the text's highly lauded politics matters theme engages them in the study of our government.

The Study Edition continues to provide free chapter tests at the end of the book and offers two new exciting features in this edition. A new “Issues of the Times” feature presents students with articles from The New York Times about controversies facing our nation today. Students are asked to think critically about the issues, and encouraged to see how politics and the news media affect them. New “Get Connected” end-of-chapter exercises ask students to get connected to their political system through the Internet by investigating hot political issues and evaluating their own positions on these topics. These new features are extensions of the text's long-standing politics matters theme. Through a variety of text features and a strong emphasis on public policy, Government in America shows students the impact that government has on their daily lives, encouraging them to see how vitally important it is to study, understand, and participate in our political system.
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Companion Website for Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy, Brief Edition, 8/E
Edwards, Wattenberg & Lineberry
©2006 | Pearson | On-line Supplement | Live
ISBN-10: 0321354516 | ISBN-13: 9780321354518
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For American Government
For the Political Science Discipline

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

Test Item File for Blackboard and CourseCompass, 8/E
Edwards, Wattenberg & Lineberry
©2006 | Pearson | On-line Supplement | Live
ISBN-10: 0321365763 | ISBN-13: 9780321365767

Test Item File for WebCT, 8/E
Edwards, Wattenberg & Lineberry
©2006 | Pearson | On-line Supplement; 0 pp | Live
ISBN-10: 0321365909 | ISBN-13: 9780321365903

Websites and online courses

Transparencies, 12/E
Edwards, Wattenberg & Lineberry
©2006 | Pearson | Transparency | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321338405 | ISBN-13: 9780321338402
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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

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

Annotated 1876 Texas Constitution
Haag
©2006 | Pearson | Paper; 104 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321355334 | ISBN-13: 9780321355331
Suggested retail price: $24.80Net price: $18.60 (What's this?)More Info

California (Longman State Politics) (Valuepack Item Only), 6/E
Fiber
©2008 | Pearson | Paper; 111 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205584047 | ISBN-13: 9780205584048
Suggested retail price: $22.80Net price: $17.10 (What's this?)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
Suggested retail price: $22.40Net price: $16.80 (What's this?)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
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Florida (Longman State Politics) (Valuepack Item Only), 3/E
Gonzalez
©2008 | Pearson | Paper; 70 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205584039 | ISBN-13: 9780205584031
Suggested retail price: $23.60Net price: $17.70 (What's this?)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
Suggested retail price: $0.00Net price: $0.00 (What's this?)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
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MyPoliSciLab BlackBoard -- Standalone Access Card -- for American Government

©2011 | Pearson | Access Code Card | Estimated Availability : 12/26/2010
ISBN-10: 0205172458 | ISBN-13: 9780205172450
Suggested retail price: $26.67Net price: $20.00 (What's this?)More Info

MyPoliSciLab BlackBoard -- Valuepack Access Card -- for American Government
Pearson Education
©2011 | Pearson | Access Code Card | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205172482 | ISBN-13: 9780205172481
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Pearson American and Texas Govenment Study Site (open access)
Pearson Education & Sabato
©2011 | Pearson | Website | Live
ISBN-10: 0205116671 | ISBN-13: 9780205116676
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Pearson Passport -- Standalone Access Card -- for American Government
Pearson Education
©2011 | Pearson | Access Code Card | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205806864 | ISBN-13: 9780205806867
Suggested retail price: $33.33Net price: $25.00 (What's this?)More Info

Study Card for American Government
Pearson Longman
©2005 | Pearson | Study Card; 8 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321291859 | ISBN-13: 9780321291851
Suggested retail price: $11.20Net price: $8.40 (What's this?)More Info

Ten Things Every American Government Student Should Read, 2/E
O'Connor
©2000 | Pearson | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 020528969X | ISBN-13: 9780205289691
Suggested retail price: $33.60Net price: $25.20 (What's this?)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
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Texas (Longman State Politics series) (Valuepack Item Only), 6/E
St. John
©2010 | Pearson | Paper; 144 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205679803 | ISBN-13: 9780205679805
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Texas Politics (Longman State Politics Series), 7/E
Pearson Education
©2011 | Pearson | Paper; 120 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205066712 | ISBN-13: 9780205066711
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Teaching Matters: Engaging Students in the Study of American Government
Shea
©2011 | Pearson | Paper; 208 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205825613 | ISBN-13: 9780205825615
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Building Bridges: The Allyn & Bacon Student Guide to Service-Learning
Hamner
©2002 | Pearson | Paper; 128 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205319742 | ISBN-13: 9780205319749
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CPS RF Classroom Performance System
eInstruction
©2010 | Pearson | Electronic Supplement | Available
ISBN-10: 020577864X | ISBN-13: 9780205778645
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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
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iClicker Classroom Response System
iClicker & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2008 | Pearson | Electronic Supplement | Available
ISBN-10: 0205594506 | ISBN-13: 9780205594504
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InterWrite PRS RF (Personal Response System)
InterWrite PRS & Allyn & Bacon/Longman
©2005 | Pearson | Electronic Supplement | Available
ISBN-10: 0205436951 | ISBN-13: 9780205436958
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Longman Atlas of World Issues, 2/E
Pearson Education
©2012 | Pearson | Paper; 48 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205780202 | ISBN-13: 9780205780204
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MySearchLab -- Standalone Access Card
Pearson Education
©2010 | Pearson | Access Code Card | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205699413 | ISBN-13: 9780205699414
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Penguin State of the World Atlas, The
Smith
©2008 | Pearson | Paper | Estimated Availability : 06/01/2009
ISBN-10: 0205770002 | ISBN-13: 9780205770007
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Politics
Aristotle
©1991 | Pearson | Paper | Estimated Availability : 08/31/2005
ISBN-10: 0321419715 | ISBN-13: 9780321419712
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What Every Student Should Know About Avoiding Plagiarism
Stern
©2007 | Pearson | Paper; 80 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321446895 | ISBN-13: 9780321446893
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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
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What Every Student Should Know About Citing Sources with MLA Documentation, Update Edition
Greer
©2010 | Pearson | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205715117 | ISBN-13: 9780205715114
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What Every Student Should Know About Practicing Peer Review
Trim
©2007 | Pearson | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321448480 | ISBN-13: 9780321448484
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What Every Student Should Know About Preparing Effective Oral Presentations
Cox
©2007 | Pearson | Paper; 96 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205505457 | ISBN-13: 9780205505456
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What Every Student Should Know About Procrastination
Hoffman
©2008 | Pearson | Paper; 64 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205582117 | ISBN-13: 9780205582112
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What Every Student Should Know About Researching Online
Munger & Campbell
©2007 | Pearson | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321445317 | ISBN-13: 9780321445315
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What Every Student Should Know About Study Skills
Pearson Longman
©2007 | Pearson | Paper; 72 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321447360 | ISBN-13: 9780321447364
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What Every Student Should Know About Using a Handbook
Murray
©2009 | Pearson | Paper; 80 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205563848 | ISBN-13: 9780205563845
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