The democratic debate : American politics in an age of change
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The democratic debate : American politics in an age of change
Wadsworth Cengage Learning, c2010
5th ed., student ed
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Prev. ed.: The democratic debate / Bruce Miroff, Raymond Seidelman, Todd Swanstrom. 2007
Includes index
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Description
Focusing on the tension between elite and popular models, individuals who made a difference, and recent events, THE DEMOCRATIC DEBATE makes American democracy both relevant and compelling.
Table of Contents
Part I: FOUNDATIONS. 1. Introduction: The Democratic Debate. 2. The Revolution and the Constitution: Origins of the Democratic Debate. 3. The American Political Economy. 4. Public Opinion and Political Culture: Can the People Be Fooled? Part II: PARTICIPATION. 5. Where Have All the Voters Gone? 6. Campaigns: Organized Money versus Organized People. 7. US Parties: Who Has a Vote? 8. The Media: Who Sets the Political Agenda? 9. Interest Group Politics: Elite Bias. 10. Mass Movement Politics: The Great Equalizer. Part III: INSTITUTIONS. 11. Congress: A Vehicle for Popular Democracy? 12. Presidential Leadership and Elite Democracy. 13. Bureaucracy: Myth and Reality. 14. The Judiciary and the Democratic Debate. 15. State and Local Politics: The Dilemma of Federalism. Part IV: POLICY. 16. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights. 17. Economic and Social Policy: The Democratic Connections. 18. Foreign Policy in the National Security State.
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