Irreverent cartoon illustrations bring key social studies concepts to life in this delightful series. Fun text and humorous artwork make learning a breeze, whether it's about American institutions or crucial concepts in American life. Just in time for the 2008 presidential election!
In this book Michels analyzes the tendencies that oppose the realization of democracy, and claims that these tendencies can be classified in three ways: dependence upon the nature of the individual; dependence upon the nature of the ...
Political Ideologies and Political Parties in America puts ideology front and center in the discussion of party coalition change.
Political Parties and Elections presents a comparative analysis of the ways in which advanced industrial democracies - specifically the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand - seek to regulate the activities ...
A distinguished historian and political scientist provides a forthright and objective account of American party politics in this concise and invaluable guide.
Gerald Ford, Nixon's vice president became president and decided that the only way to put Nixon and Watergate behind the nation and avoid a lengthy and acrimonious trial was to pardon Nixon. He did so, saying, “Our long national ...
In New York—still the nation's largest city and remaining so thanks to the throngs of immigrants from eastern and southern Europe who settled there after passing through Ellis Island from 1892 to 1914—the Tammany boss Charles F. Murphy ...
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Cain , Bruce E. , and John Ferejohn . 1981. “ Party Identification in the United States and Britain . ” Comparative Political Studies 14 : 31–47 . Campbell , Angus , Philip E. Converse , Warren E. Miller , and Donald E. Stokes . 1960.
This one-volume reference presents the major conceptual approaches to the study of U.S. political parties and the national party system, describing the organization and behavior of U.S. political parties in thematic, narrative chapters that ...
Featuring a wealth of new information on party organization, this book provides a valuable theoretical and empirical contribution to our understanding of political parties in both old and new democracies.