American Politics and Society

ISBN-13: 9781119578369 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 512 str.

David McKay

Spis treści

Government and the People in a Polarized Society 2 Beliefs, Values and American Society 3 Constitutional Government 4 Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations 5 American Political Parties and the Politics of Polarization 6 Elections and Political Participation 7 The Media and American Politics 8 Congress I: The People's Branch? 9 Congress II: Functions and Powers - The Broken Branch? 10 The Presidency I: Powers and Selection 11 The Presidency II: The President as Chief Executive 12 Bureaucratic Power: Federal Departments and Agencies 13 The Security State 14 Organized Interests: The Real Power? 15 The Supreme Court and Judicial Politics 16 Regulating Morality: Civil Rights, Liberties and the Conscience Issues 17 Social Policy in America: Self-Reliance and State Dependence 18 Managing Economic Change 19 Environmental Politics 20 The American World Role 21 The American Political System in an Uncertain World

O autorze

David McKay, Emeritus Professor of Government at the University of Essex, UK, is the author of numerous books and articles on American and comparative politics, including Designing Europe: Comparative Lessons from the Federal Experience, which won the Political Studies Association W. J. M. MacKenzie prize in 2001. He is also co-author of Controversies in American Politics (Wiley Blackwell, 2002).