Books of Political Science / American Government / General
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American Politics: Core Argument/current Controversy
By Peter J. Woolley, Albert R. PapaThis book was designed to provide readers with the tools to be intelligent evaluators of American political dialogue.This collection of classic and contemporary readings exposes students/readers to the great arguments...
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The Appearance of Impropriety: How the Ethics Wars Have Undermined American Government, Business, and Society
By Glenn H. Reynolds, Peter W. MorganFor two decades, Americans have engaged in a vast campaign to clean up our ethical act in politics, in the workplace, and in local communities. We have crafted a mountain...
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The Relation of the Executive Power to Legislation
By Henry Campbell BlackThe Relation of the Executive Power to Legislation
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Democracy and Its Limits: Lessons from Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East
By Mark A. Tessler, Howard HandelmanThe multidisciplinary essays in Democracy and Its Limits combine an appreciation of the progress made to date in Third World democratization with a sober assessment of structural and cultural factors...
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The Comeback Kid: The Life and Career of Bill Clinton
By Charles Flynn Allen, Jonathan PortisFather died at twenty-nine, before I was born." In 1963, at the age of seventeen, Clinton was chosen as a delegate to Boys Nation and traveled to Washington, D.C., where...
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How to Win Your First Election: The Candidate's Handbook
By Susan GuberHow to Win Your First Election: The Candidate's Handbook
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Enforcing Civil Rights: Race Discrimination and the Department of Justice
By Brian K. LandsbergThe 1964 Civil Rights Act confirmed the central role of the Department of Justice in the national battle against racial discrimination. Congress had established the department's Civil Rights Division in...
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The Impossible Presidency: Illusions and Realities of Executive Power
By Harold M. BargerThe Impossible Presidency: Illusions and Realities of Executive Power
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The Endangered Species Act and the Roles of States, Tribes, and Local Governments: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife,...
By Wildlife, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Subcommittee on Fisheries, and WaterThe Endangered Species Act and the Roles of States, Tribes, and Local Governments: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife,...
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Social Exclusion and the Politics of Order
By Kevin RyanThis book will be a valuable resource for researchers and students with an interest in the changing nature of government and policy, and in particular those studying policy innovations in the field of nomadism, disability, youth and lone ...
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Government and Administration of the United States
By William Franklin Willoughby, Westel Woodbury WilloughbyGovernment and Administration of the United States
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Salus publica - suprema lex?: das Problem des Gemeinwohls in der freiheitlichen Demokratie
By Josef IsenseeDie Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Künste ist eine Vereinigung der führenden Forscherinnen und Forscher des Landes. Sie wurde 1970 als Nachfolgeeinrichtung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen...
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Slavery in the Structure of American Politics, 1765-1820
By Donald L. RobinsonScholarly examination of contradictions between egalitarian theory and slave-holding practice and patterns of "benign neglect" as a characteristic of American national development.
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Growing Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis: Identifying Solutions and Dispelling Myths : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of...
By United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative LawGrowing Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis: Identifying Solutions and Dispelling Myths : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law of...
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American Nonpublic Schools: Patterns of Diversity
By Otto F. KraushaarAn overview of the organization and performance of private schools, including the parochial, kinds of schooling provided, financial support, needed reform, etc. and their place within the total education picture.
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Your Right To Know: A Citizen's Guide to the Freedom of Information Act
By Heather BrookeHave you ever wanted to force open the secretive doors of government? This book provides all the tools you need. With a new foreword by Ian Hislop, it's also fully...
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From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and how They Won the Cold War
By Robert Michael GatesThe only person to rise from entry-level analyst to Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and to serve on the White House staffs of four Presidents, Robert M. Gates knows...
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Government Performance and Results Act: Status and Prospects of the Results Act : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Government Management,...
By and Technology, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. Subcommittee on Government Management, InformationGovernment Performance and Results Act: Status and Prospects of the Results Act : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Government Management,...
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The Politics of United States Foreign Policy
By Jerel A. RosatiRosati presents U.S. foreign policy in light of recent history and a sense of the real world and dynamic nature of politics. The text includes coverage from three main perspectives...
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Managing Urban America
By Robert E. England, David R. MorganThis is the fifth updated edition of Morgan's study and analysis of urban management in America. First issued in 1980, many of the same problems are found to be facing...