Synopses & Reviews
This best-selling, mainstream American government text is both a comprehensive introduction and a complete program, with the print text and ancillaries carefully crafted to work together to benefit both instructor and student. The Ninth Edition maintains its highly acclaimed, non-ideological framework, exploring three themes: freedom, order, and equality as political values; the majoritarianism vs. pluralism debate; and globalization's effect on American politics. Extensively updated, this edition includes new examples, figures, and data and current discussions on such topics as the 2006 Congressional election, the Bush administration, campaign finance reform, Hurricane Katrina and FEMA, immigration policy, MEDICARE, and more.
Continuing to offer leading-edge technology for teaching and learning, the program now offers course content in Eduspace, Blackboard, and WebCT formats and In Our Own Wordsdownloadable chapter overviews in MP3 format narrated by the authors. Additional proven media tools include Talking Politics audio clips and marginal references to the award-winning site, IDEAlog.org.
- New Eduspace/Blackboard/WebCT online course content includes an interactive eBook, customizable graded homework and quizzes, primary source documents, Associated Press Interactive animations, simulations, writing assignments and tutorials, discussion assignments, a threaded message board, and video clips of election ads.
- New Revised and updated Chapter 5, "Public Opinion and Political Socialization, " features updatedinformation on religion, the role gender played in the 2004 presidential election, and the death penalty.
- New Reorganized Chapter 9, "Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns, " offers revised coverage of campaign finance to include information on campaign spending during the 2004 and 2006 elections.
- New Revised and updated material in Chapter 10, "Interest Groups, " presents new material on 527s, recent lobbyist scandals, and interest groups with no membership.
- New Updated Chapter 12, "The Presidency, " addresses the second George W. Bush administration, including the president's relationship with Congress and 2006 midterm election results.
- New Revised Chapter 17, "Policymaking, " highlights the latest on FEMA, Medicare, and legislating life and death issues (as in the case of Terri Schiavo).
- Current, relevant chapter-opening vignettes, nearly half of which are new to the Ninth Edition, introduce chapter topics and capture student interest.
- Politics in a Changing World boxes focus on the effect of globalization on American government by comparing how US politics affects the world and vice versa. These highlighted features appear in every other chapter, alternating with Looking to the Future.
- Can You Explain Why marginal features challenge students to use their critical-thinking skills to explain paradoxical political situations and/or concepts.
- Looking to the Future invites students toconsider trends in American government such as declining voter turnout, or to evaluate questions, such as whether federal government is shrinking or expanding, and then to consider the implications of their answers.
- Talking Politics audio clips, found on both the Online Teaching and Study Centers and the student and instructor CDs, allow students to hear American politics in action through speeches and interviews.
- Compared With What? features in each chapter, nearly 50 percent new or revised, encourage students to evaluate our political system as compared with those of other countries.
- A new set of marginal tie-ins to IDEAlog.com directs students to this award-winning interactive site for analysis relevant to the chapter content.
Synopsis
The 2008 Update Edition of The Challenge of Democracy brings students the very latest in research and events central to the field of American Government. A sixteen-page pictorial insert, featuring arresting images and articles from The Associated Press, brings these current events to life. Updated examples, visuals, and references throughout the book provide the most recent scholarship and include the "Scooter" Libby sentence, the Alberto Gonzales controversy, and the 2008 presidential race. This edition of the bestselling textbook continues the highly acclaimed, non-ideological framework that explores three themes: freedom, order, and equality; majoritarianism vs. pluralism; and globalization. This edition continues to provide its readers with leading-edge learning and teaching technology. Offerings include downloadable chapter overviews narrated by the authors and course management with an interactive e-book available in Eduspace as well as Blackboard/WebCT.
Synopsis
This best-selling, mainstream American government text is both a comprehensive introduction and a complete program, with the print text and ancillaries carefully crafted to work together to benefit both instructor and student. The Ninth Edition maintains its highly acclaimed, non-ideological framework, exploring three themes: freedom, order, and equality as political values; the majoritarianism vs. pluralism debate; and globalization's effect on American politics. Extensively updated, this edition includes new examples, figures, and data and current discussions on such topics as the 2006 Congressional election, the Bush administration, campaign finance reform, Hurricane Katrina and FEMA, immigration policy, MEDICARE, and more.Continuing to offer leading-edge technology for teaching and learning, the program now offers course content in Eduspace, Blackboard, and WebCT formats. Additional media tools include the new In Our Own Words feature--downloadable chapter overviews in MP3 format narrated by the authors--and marginal references to the award-winning site, IDEAlog.org.
Synopsis
The 2008 Update Edition of The Challenge of Democracy brings students the very latest in research and events central to the field of American Government. A sixteen-page pictorial insert, featuring arresting images and articles from The Associated Press, brings these current events to life. Updated examples, visuals, and references throughout the book provide the most recent scholarship and include the "Scooter" Libby sentence, the Alberto Gonzales controversy, and the 2008 presidential race. This edition of the bestselling textbook continues the highly acclaimed, non-ideological framework that explores three themes: freedom, order, and equality; majoritarianism vs. pluralism; and globalization. This edition continues to provide its readers with leading-edge learning and teaching technology. Offerings include downloadable chapter overviews narrated by the authors and course management with an interactive e-book available in Eduspace as well as Blackboard/WebCT.
Synopsis
This complete introduction to American government offers a comprehensive program that integrates the core text with supporting materials to benefit both students and instructors. The Eighth Edition maintains the highly acclaimed, non-ideological framework, exploring three themes: freedom, order, and equality as political values; the majoritarianism v. pluralism debate; and the effect of globalization on U.S. politics.
About the Author
Kenneth Janda (Ph.D., Indiana, 1961) is the Payson S. Wild Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Northwestern University. He has published extensively in the areas of political science, research methodology, and the use of computer technology in political science. In 2000, he won the Samuel Eldersveld Lifetime Achievement Award from the Political Organizations and Parties Section of the American Political Science Association. In 2009 he received the APSA's Frank J. Goodnow Award for distinguished service to the profession and the Association.Jeffrey M. Berry (Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1974) is the John Richard Skuse Professor of Political Science at Tufts University. His books include THE REBIRTH OF URBAN DEMOCRACY (1993) and THE NEW LIBERALISM (1999). He is twice the recipient of the Leon Epstein Award, first for his book A VOICE FOR NONPROFITS (2003) and more recently for LOBBYING AND POLICY CHANGE (2009). He is also the recipient of the Samuel Eldersveld Career Achievement Award from the Political Organizations and Parties section of the American Political Science Association.Jerry Goldman (Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1974) is professor of political science at Northwestern University. His research interests are judicial politics, constitutional law, and information technology and politics, and he is the creator of The OYEZ Project, a public archive devoted to the U.S. Supreme Court. He has received many awards, including the American Bar Foundation's Sliver Gavel for increasing the public's understanding of law and the Roman and Littlefield Prize for Teaching Innovation.
Table of Contents
Note: Each chapter concludes with a Summary. I. Dilemmas of Democracy 1. Freedom, Order, or Equality? The Globalization of American Government The Purposes of Government A Conceptual Framework for Analyzing Government The Concepts of Freedom, Order, and Equality Two Dilemmas of Government Ideology and the Scope of Government American Political Ideologies and the Purpose of Government 2. Majoritarian or Pluralist Democracy? The Theory of Democratic Government Institutional Models of Democracy The Global Trend Toward Democracy II. Foundations of American Government 3. The Constitution The Revolutionary Roots of the Constitution From Revolution to Confederation From Confederation to Constitution The Final Product Selling the Constitution Constitutional Change An Evaluation of the Constitution 4. Federalism Theories and Metaphors Federalism's Dynamics Ideology, Policymaking, and American Federalism Federalism and Electoral Politics Federalism and the American Intergovernmental System Federalism and the International System Federalism and Pluralism III. Linking People with Government 5. Public Opinion and Political Socialization Public Opinion and the Models of Democracy The Distribution of Public Opinion Political Socialization Social Groups and Political Values From Values to Ideology Forming Political Opinions 6. The Media People, Government, and Communications The Development of the Mass Media in the United States Private Ownership of the Media Government Regulation of the Media Functions of the Mass Media for the Political System Evaluating the Media in Government 7. Participation and Voting Democracy and Political Participation Unconventional Participation Conventional Participation Participating Through Voting Explaining Political Participation Participation and Freedom, Equality, and Order Participation and the Models of Democracy 8. Political Parties Political Parties and Their Functions A History of U.S. Party Politics The American Two-Party System Party Ideology and Organization The Model of Responsible Party Government 9. Nominations, Elections, and Campaigns The Evolution of Campaigning Nominations Elections Campaigns Explaining Voting Choice Campaigns, Elections, and Parties 10. Interest Groups Interest Groups and the American Political Tradition How Interest Groups Form Interest Group Resources Lobbying Tactics Is the System Biased? IV. Institutions of Government 11. Congress The Origin and Powers of Congress Electing Congress How Issues Get on the Congressional Agenda The Dance of Legislation: An Overview Committees: The Workhorses of Congress Leaders and Followers in Congress The Legislative Environment The Dilemma of Representation Pluralism, Majoritarianism, and Democracy 12. The Presidency The Constitutional Basis of Presidential Power The Expansion of Presidential Power The Executive Branch Establishment Presidential Leadership The President as National Leader The President as World Leader 13. The Bureaucracy Organization Matters The Development of the Bureaucratic State Bureaus and Bureaucrats Administrative Policymaking: The Formal Processes Administrative Policymaking: Informal Politics Problems in Implementing Policy Reforming the Bureaucracy: More Control or Less? 14. The Courts National Judicial Supremacy The Organization of Courts The Supreme Court Judicial Recruitment The Consequences of Judicial Decisions The Courts and Models of Democracy V. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights 15. Order and Civil Liberties The Bill of Rights Freedom of Religion Freedom of Expression The Right to Bear Arms Applying the Bill of Rights to the States The Ninth Amendment and Personal Autonomy 16. Equality and Civil Rights Two Conceptions of Equality The Civil War Amendments The Dismantling of School Segregation The Civil Rights Movement Civil Rights for Other Minorities Gender and Equal Rights: The Women's Movement Affirmative Action: Equal Opportunity or Equal Outcome? VI. Making Public Policy 17. Policymaking Government Purposes and Public Policies The Policymaking Process Fragmentation and Coordination The Nonprofit Sector 18. Economic Policy Theories of Economic Policy Public Policy and the Budget Tax Policies Spending Policies Taxing, Spending, and Economic Equality 19. Domestic Policy The Development of the American Welfare State Social Security Public Assistance Health Care Elementary and Secondary Education Benefits and Fairness 20. Global Policy Making Foreign Policy: The Constitutional Context Making Foreign Policy: Organization and Cast A Review of U.S. Foreign Policy Global Policy Issue Areas The Public and Global Policy Appendix The Declaration of Independence The Constitution of the United States