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American government : balancing democracy and rights / Marc Landy, Sidney Milkis

By:

Landy, Marc Karnis [author]

Contributor(s):

Milkis, Sidney M [author]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill, [2004]Description: 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color)Content type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0072383194

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

320.973

Contents:

American government liberalism and democracy, consensus and conflict

Part 1. Formative experiences

Political culture : foundation of the American Republic

Contesting the constitution : a lovers' quarrel

Political development : crucial episodes

Part 2. Pivotal relationships

Federalism

Political economy

Part 3. Governing institutions

Congress : the first branch of geovernment

The presidency : first citizen of American democracy

The judiciary : the guardians of America's liberal tradition

Bureaucracy

Part 4. Political forces

Political parties

Public opinion and political participation

Back to the future : liberalism and democracy at the twenty-first century

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	Main Library Law Research Center	LRC	LRC 320.973 L264a 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	100176d

Includes bibliographical references and index.