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New Directions in American Politics.

New Directions in American Politics introduces students not just to how the American political system works but also to how political science works. La Raja brings together top scholars to write original essays across the standard curriculum of American government and politics, capturing emerging re...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: La Raja, Raymond J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Colección:New directions in American politics.
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  • New Directions in American Politics; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Contributors; Preface; Overview New Directions in American Politics; Introduction; Part I Governing Institutions; Chapter 1 American Federalism as a Political Weapon; Chapter 2 Reintroducing the Policy Process into Studying Congress; Chapter 3 Presidential Authority in a Separated System of Governance; Chapter 4 The Supreme Court and Political Regimes: "Great Tides" in Politics and Law; Part II Influencing Politics.
  • Chapter 5 The Networked Party: How Social Network Analysis is Revolutionizing the Study of Political PartiesChapter 6 The Influence of Interest Groups in American Politics: Myth versus Reality; Chapter 7 The Reach of the Partisan Media: How Choice Affects the Political Influence of Sean Hannity and Rachel Maddow; Chapter 8 Why Tough Campaigns Are Good for democracy; Chapter 9 Polarized Populism: Masses, Elites, and Ideological Conflict; Chapter 10 The Motivational Underpinnings of Political Participation; Part III Politics and Policy.
  • Chapter 11 The Politics of Immigration in a Nation of ImmigrantsChapter 12 Race, Ethnicity, and Politics: Controversies and New Directions; Chapter 13 Parties, Leaders, and the National Debt; Chapter 14 What War's Good For: Minority Rights Expansions in American Political Development; Appendix A: Wordings for Experimental Manipulation for Chapter 10; Index.