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In the Ninth Edition, American Government: Power and Purpose maintains the analytical rigor, focused pedagogy, and judicious use of relevant history that have distinguished it as the authoritative text for American government courses. Retaining the analytical framework that first appeared in the Seventh Edition, the Ninth Edition emphasizes five core "Principles of Politics":1. All political behavior has a purpose2. All politics is collective action3. Institutions matter4. Political outcomes are the
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In this undergraduate text, the authors work from the premise there are five fundamental principles of politics: all political behavior has a purpose, all politics is collective action, institutions routinely solve collective-action problems, political outcomes are the products of individual actions and institutional procedures, and history matters. They describe how the American government was founded and developed a constitution, the function of federalism and the separation of powers, civil liberties and civil rights, congress, the presidency as an institution, the function of the executive branch as a bureaucracy in a democracy, the structure and strategies of the federal courts, public opinion, elections, political parties, groups and interests, the media, public policy and the economy, government and society, and foreign policy in a democracy. Their approach is interactive and they include recommendations for printed and web-based supplements and exercises. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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