We the People: An Introduction to American Politics

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In its first two editions, We the People confronted the trend toward political apathy and cynicism by underscoring the direct impact of government on students' lives and the vital importance of political engagement in a democratic society. More than ever before, the Third Edition—along with the outstanding Web site that accompanies it—embraces the theme of political participation and encourages students to get involved, whether it be in their communities or at the national level.

A new chapter, "Political Participation and Voting," draws from a large body of research on political participation to explore forms of political participation—most importantly, voting—as well as the rationale behind political participation and the importance of participation to American political values. Woven throughout the text and the Web site are examples of student participation and activism, allowing students to see how easily the theories and ideas presented in the text can be put into practice.

We the People, Texas Edition contains the full contents of the standard edition. An additional nine chapters cover politics in Texas.

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ISBN-13: 9780393935653
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date: 12/14/2010
Edition description: Eighth Essentials Edition
Edition number: 8
Pages: 453
Sales rank: 94,073
Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.00 (h) x 1.10 (d)

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Benjamin Ginsberg is the David Bernstein Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Center for Advanced Governmental Studies at the Johns Hopkins University. He is the author or coauthor of 20 books including Presidential Power: Unchecked and Unbalanced; Downsizing Democracy: How America Sidelined Its Citizens and Privatized Its Public; Politics by Other Means; The Consequences of Consent; and The Captive Public. Ginsberg received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1973. Before joining the Hopkins faculty in 1992, Ginsberg was Professor of Government at Cornell. His most recent book is The Fall of the Faculty: The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters.

Theodore J. Lowi has been John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions at Cornell University since 1972. He was elected President of the American Political Science Association in 1990 and was cited as the political scientist who made the most significant contribution to the field during the decade of the 1970s. Among his numerous books are The End of Liberalism and The Pursuit of Justice, on which he collaborated with Robert F. Kennedy.

Margaret Weir is Professor of Sociology and Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. She has written widely on social policy in Europe and the United States. She is the author of Politics and Jobs: The Boundaries of Employment Policy in the United States and coauthor (with Ira Katznelson) of Schooling for All: Class, Race, and the Decline of the Democratic Ideal. Weir has also edited (with Ann Shola Orloff and Theda Skocpol) The Politics of Social Policy in the United States.

Caroline Tolbert is Professor of Political Science at the University of Iowa, where she regularly teaches the introductory American government course and was awarded the Collegiate Scholar Award for excellence in teaching and research. Her research explores political behavior, elections, American state politics, and the Internet and politics. Tolbert is coauthor of Digital Citizenship: The Internet Society and Participation; Why Iowa? How Caucuses and Sequential Elections Improve the Presidential Nominating Process; and Virtual Inequality: Beyond the Digital Divide. Digital Citizenship was ranked one of 20 best-selling titles in the social sciences by the American Library Association in 2007. Her latest coauthored scholarly book is Digital Cities: The Internet and the Geography of Opportunity. She is President of the State Politics and Policy Section of the American Political Science Association.

Robert J. Spitzer is Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at The State University of New York at Cortland. Best known for his work on the presidency and gun control, Professor Spitzer is the author of thirteen books, including The Politics of Gun Control and Saving the Constitution from Lawyers.

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	Preface
Pt. I	American Political Life
1	American Political Culture	2
2	The American Political Community	34
Pt. II	Foundations
3	The Founding and the Constitution	77
4	Federalism	116
5	Civil Liberties	150
6	Civil Rights	194
Pt. III	Politics
7	Public Opinion	236
8	The Media	274
9	Political Parties	312
10	Campaigns and Elections	354
11	Groups and Interests	400
Pt. IV	Institutions
12	Congress	444
13	The Presidency	492
14	Bureaucracy in a Democracy	534
15	The Federal Courts	576
Pt. V	Policy
16	Government and the Economy	618
17	Social Policy	658
18	Foreign Policy and Democracy	698
	Appendix	A1
	The Declaration of Independence	A3
	The Articles of Confederation	A6
	The Constitution of the United States of America	A10
	Amendments to the Constitution	A17
	The Federalist Papers	A24
	Presidents and Vice Presidents	A30
	Immigration to the United States by Place of Origin, 1820-1989	A32
	Glossary of Key Terms	A37
	Endnotes	A49
	Illustration Credits	A71
	Answer Key for Practice Quizzes	A72
	Index	A73

We the People: An Introduction to American Politics / Edition 8

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