American Politics Today Full Seventh Edition by William T. Bianco, ISBN-13: 978-0393539196
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- Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company; Full Seventh edition (February 9, 2021)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0393539199
- ISBN-13: 978-0393539196
Political knowledge matters.
Table of Contents:
Preface xxi
Acknowledgments xxvii
Part I: Foundations
1. 1. Understanding American Politics 2
2. 2. The Constitution and the Founding 32
3. 3. Federalism 74
4. 4. Civil Liberties 108
5. 5. Civil Rights 156
Part II: Politics
6. 6. Public Opinion 208
7. 7. The Media 244
8. 8. Political Parties 274
9. 9. Elections 310
10. 10. Interest Groups 358
Part III: Institutions
11. 11. Congress 394
12. 12. The Presidency 442
13. 13. The Bureaucracy 478
14. 14. The Courts 514
Part IV: Policy
15. 15. Economic Policy 556
16. 16. Social Policy 600
17. 17. Foreign Policy 644
Appendix
The Declaration of Independence A1
The Articles of Confederation A3
The Constitution of the United States of America A6
Amendments to the Constitution A11
The Federalist Papers A16
Endnotes A23
Glossary/Index A65
William T. Bianco is professor of political science at Indiana University, Bloomington. His research focuses on congressional institutions, representation, and international cooperation in crewed spaceflight. He received his undergraduate degree from SUNY Stony Brook and his MA and Ph.D. from the University of Rochester. He is the author of Trust: Representatives and Constituents and numerous journal articles. His research and graduate students have received funding from the National Science Foundation and the National Council for Eurasian and Eastern European Research. He has served as a consultant to various candidates, political parties, and government agencies. He was also a Fulbright Senior Scholar in Moscow, Russia, during 2011–12.
David T. Canon is professor and department chair of political science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. His teaching and research interests focus on American political institutions, especially Congress, and racial representation. He is the author of Actors, Athletes, and Astronauts: Political Amateurs in the United States Congress; Race, Redistricting, and Representation: The Unintended Consequences of Black Majority Districts (winner of the Richard F. Fenno Prize); The Dysfunctional Congress? (with Kenneth Mayer); and various articles and book chapters. He served a term as the Congress editor of Legislative Studies Quarterly. He is an AP consultant and has taught in the University of Wisconsin AP Summer Institute for U.S. Government and Politics since 1997. Professor Canon is the recipient of a University of Wisconsin Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award.
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