American government : power and purpose

Lowi, Theodore J. (Added Author).

Record details

ISBN: 9780393912074 (hardcover)
ISBN: 0393912078 (hardcover)
Physical Description: print
xxviii, 729, A104 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition: 12th ed.
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Five principles of politics -- 2. Constructing a government: the founding and the constitution -- 3. Federalism and the separation of powers -- 4. Civil liberties. Origins of the Bill of Rights -- 5. Civil rights -- Congress: the first branch. Rules of lawmaking: how a bill becomes a law ; How congress decides ; Beyond legislation: additional congressional powers -- 7. The Presidency as an institution. Constitutional powers of the presidency ; Presidential power: myths and realities -- 8. The Executive branch: bureaucracy in a democracy. How is the executive branch organized? ; The problem of bureaucratic control ; How can bureaucracy be reduced? -- 9. The federal courts. The organization of the court system ; How courts work as political institutions ; The power of judicial review ; The Supreme Court in action -- 10. Public opinion. Shaping opinion: political leaders, private groups and the media ; measuring public opinion ; How does public opinion influence government policy? -- 11. Elections. The 2008 and 2010 elections --