TY - BOOK AU - Landy,Marc Karnis AU - Milkis,Sidney M. TI - American government: : balancing democracy and rights SN - 0072383194 U1 - 320.973 PY - 2004///] CY - Boston PB - McGraw-Hill KW - United States KW - Politics and government N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -