For courses in American Government Understand American politics from past to present Revel(tm) American Government: Roots and Reform helps students view the issues facing the United States today through a historical lens. By presenting coverage of the origins of American government in tandem with material on contemporary political structures and behaviors, authors Karen O'Connor and Larry Sabato help students see how what happened in the past can be used to understand what measures should be taken in the future. The 2018 Elections and Updates Edition offers new narrative coverage of the major issues from today's headlines including the 2018 midterm elections, recent policy under the Trump administration, and the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Revel is Pearson's newest way of delivering our respected content. Fully digital and highly engaging, Revel replaces the textbook and gives students everything they need for the course. Informed by extensive research on how people read, think, and learn, Revel is an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience -- for less than the cost of a traditional textbook. NOTE: Revel is a fully digital delivery of Pearson content. This ISBN is for the standalone Revel access card. Before purchasing, check with your instructor to confirm the correct ISBN. Revel access is title-specific and edition-specific and is not transferable. In addition to this access card, you will need a course invite link, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Revel.
The book builds upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications.
American Government: Origins, Institutions, and Public Policy
Introduction to American Government
American Government: Institutions and Policies
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How and why has government gotten bigger? “Should be a compulsory assignment for any seminar on modern political culture.” —The Journal of American History American government has evolved over the generations since the mid-nineteenth ...
The book provides an important opportunity for students to learn the core concepts of American Government and understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them.
Contains two hundred alphabetically arranged articles discussing subjects important to American government.
1 (January 1998): 39–43; Lee D. Bawden and John L. Palmer, “Social Policy: Challenging the Welfare State,” in Palmer and Isabel V. Sawhill, The Reagan Record (Cambridge, MA: Ballinger, 1984), 364–76, second quote at 367. 60.
Introduction to American Government encourages students to think critically about current issues in politics and policy and to question how and why America has achieved its current position politically.