American government and politics today / 
Lynne E Ford; Barbara A Bardes; Steffen W Schmidt; Mack C Shelley 
 - 2015-2016 edition. 
 - xxx, 560 pages :   chiefly colored illustrations, colored maps ;   28 cm. 
<br/><br/> "No separate policy chapters version." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I: THE AMERICAN SYSTEM. 1. One Republic-Two Americas? 2. The Constitution. 3. Federalism. Part II: CIVIL RIGHTS AND CIVIL LIBERTIES. 4. Civil Liberties. 5. Civil Rights. Part III: PEOPLE AND POLITICS. 6. Public Opinion and Political Socialization. 7. Interest Groups. 8. Political Parties. 9. Campaigning, Voting, and Elections. 10. The Media and Politics. Part IV: POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS. 11. The Congress. 12. The President. 13. The Bureaucracy. 14. The Courts. 
<br/><br/> Offers a balanced, unbiased, and modern coverage of constitutional, governmental, political, social, and economic structures and their processes. This book includes in-depth coverage of the midterm 2014 elections.   
<br/><br/> College of Arts and Sciences 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781285872452 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States -- Politics and government. 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.473/Am35