American Government: Stories of a Nation 2nd Edition by Scott F. Abernathy, ISBN-13: 978-1544327556
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- Publisher: CQ Press; 2nd edition (January 17, 2019)
- Language: English
- 664 pages
- ISBN-10: 1544327552
- ISBN-13: 978-1544327556
In the Second Edition of American Government, author Scott F. Abernathy tunes in to the voices of all Americans, showing how our diverse ideas shape the way we participate and behave, the laws we live by, and the challenges we face. From the Constitutional Convention to Ferguson, Missouri, each chapter features rich, personal narratives that illustrate how the American political system is the product of strategies, calculations, and miscalculations of countless individuals. It focuses on real people, the actions they take, the struggles they face, and how their choices influence outcomes. The key concepts are memorable because they are tied to real politics, where students see political action and political choices shaping how institutions advance or impede the fulfillment of fundamental ideas. Participation is at the heart of this groundbreaking new text, with ample background on how and why to participate. Not only will all students see themselves reflected in the pages, but they will come to understand that they, too, are strategic players in American politics, with voices that matter.
Table of Contents:
1. PREFACE
2. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
3. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
4. PART I: FOUNDATIONS
1. CHAPTER 1. AMERICAN POLITICAL STORIES:
CLAIMING RIGHTS, DEMANDING TO BE HEARD
2. CHAPTER 2. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED
STATES: A NEW VISION OF REPRESENTATIVE
GOVERNMENT
3. CHAPTER 3. FEDERALISM: THE CHANGING
BOUNDARIES BETWEEN THE NATION AND THE
STATES
4. CHAPTER 4. CIVIL LIBERTIES: BUILDING AND
DEFENDING FENCES
5. CHAPTER 5. CIVIL RIGHTS: HOW EQUAL IS EQUAL?
5. PART II: POLITICAL BEHAVIOR AND MASS POLITICS
1. CHAPTER 6. POLITICAL PARTICIPATION: CARRY THAT
WEIGHT
2. CHAPTER 7. PUBLIC OPINION: HOW ARE AMERICANS’
VOICES MEASURED, AND DO THEY MATTER?
3. CHAPTER 8. THE MEDIA: TRUTH, POWER, AND
AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
4. CHAPTER 9. POLITICAL PARTIES: THE INSURGENTS
VERSUS THE ESTABLISHMENT
5. CHAPTER 10. CAMPAIGNS AND ELECTIONS:
CANDIDATES AND VOTERS IN AN ERA OF
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
6. CHAPTER 11. INTEREST GROUPS AND SOCIAL
MOVEMENTS: COLLECTIVE ACTION, POWER, AND
REPRESENTATION
6. PART III: INSTITUTIONS
1. CHAPTER 12. CONGRESS: REPRESENTATION,
ORGANIZATION, AND LEGISLATION
2. CHAPTER 13. THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY:
INSTITUTIONS, INDIVIDUALS, AND POWER
3. CHAPTER 14. THE FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY: PUTTING
THE NATION’S LAWS INTO EFFECT
4. CHAPTER 15. THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY: POLITICS,
POWER, AND THE “LEAST DANGEROUS” BRANCH
7. PART IV: POLICY
1. CHAPTER 16. DOMESTIC PUBLIC POLICY: THE
POLITICS OF PROMOTING THE GENERAL WELFARE
2. CHAPTER 17. ECONOMIC POLICY: REPRESENTING
AMERICANS’ FINANCIAL INTERESTS
3. CHAPTER 18. FOREIGN POLICY: ADVANCING
AMERICAN INTERESTS IN AN UNCERTAIN AND
CHANGING WORLD
8. APPENDIXES
9. GLOSSARY
10. NOTES
11. INDEX
Scott F. Abernathy was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas. While an undergraduate at Dartmouth College, he volunteered for three months with Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India. After graduation, hoping to do service work closer to home, Scott worked as an on-street counselor with homeless adolescents in Boston, Massachusetts. Scott then received an M.S. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and subsequently taught fourth and seventh grades in Wisconsin public schools. Hoping to learn more about the underlying systems that drove the educational outcomes he was trying to change, Scott completed an M.P.A. in domestic policy and then a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton University.
Scott is now an associate professor of political science and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota. He is also the author of School Choice and the Future of American Democracy and No Child Left Behind and the Public Schools, both from University of Michigan Press. His current research explores the possibilities and challenges of moving beyond comparative grade-based assessment in PK–12 education. As part of that, Scott is about to embark on designing his first learning adventure game.
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