American government in Black and White
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American government in Black and White
Paradigm, c2010
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is the first comprehensive introduction to American government through the lens of racial and ethnic equality. The author team is perfect to take on this task: Paula McClain is a premier African American political scientist who has written extensively on the politics of race and ethnicity for students, scholars, and the general public. Steve Tauber is known for his work on civil rights and liberties and legal studies of a variety of sorts including animal rights and criminal justice. Together, they take on the canon from the U.S. Constitution to key American political institutions and instruments of political behavior to the making of public policy. Engaging the original voices of ethnic actors in our nation's history, the authors show readers how to measure and evaluate the ephemeral value of equality in American from the founding to the current moment.
Table of Contents
Prologue To the Student and a Note about Terminology
Chapter 1 American Government and Politics in a Racially Divided World
Chapter 2 The Constitution: Rights and Race Intertwined
Chapter 3 Civil Liberties: Freedom and Governmental Authority in Tension
Chapter 4 Civil Rights: Inequality and Equality
Chapter 5 Congress: Representation and Law Making
Chapter 6 The Presidency: Conventional Wisdom Redefined
Chapter 7 The Bureaucracy: Career Government Employees, Accountability, and Race
Chapter 8 The Judiciary: The Counter-Majoritarian Institution
Chapter 9 Public Opinion: Divided by Race?
Chapter 10 The Media: Reinforcing Racial Stereotypes?
Chapter 11 Social Movements: Civil Rights as Movement Model
Chapter 12 Interest Groups: A New Era for Minority Group Politics?
Chapter 13 Political Parties: Linking Voters and Governing Institutions
Chapter 14 Voting and Elections: Past and Prologue to the Obama Victory
Chapter 15 Domestic and Foreign Policy: Summing Up American Government in Black and White
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