- 209 pages
- English
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About this book
First published in 1990, Explaining American Politics looks at substantial and specific problems in American politics. Focusing on the key issues in contemporary American government, the contributors give lively and provocative interpretations of controversial topics such as the New Right, perceptions of the Presidency, the alleged irresponsibility of Congress, the workings of bureaucracy, Supreme Court activism, and the decline of political parties. This book will be indispensable to all students of American politics as well as to the reader who wants to understand what is really happening in the world's most complex and fascinating political system.
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Edition
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Modern HistoryTable of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Acknowledgements
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Notes on contributors
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Resurgence and reaction: the impact of the new right in American politics
- 3 The rise and fall of the public-interest Presidency
- 4 The ‘no-win Presidency’ and contemporary presidential-congressional relationships
- 5 Congress and policy-making: can it cope with foreign affairs?
- 6 Policy, process and power: understanding American bureaucracy
- 7 Litigation and political action: making the Supreme Court activist
- 8 Is the party over? Decline and revival in the American party system
- 9 Party realignment: a past without a future?
- Index