American Politics: Promise and Peril [Paperback]

This introductory American politics textbook highlights political controversies and debates that make politics compelling and shows that politics has the potential--against formidable odds--to solve crucial public problems.

This concise American government text tells a compelling story about how politics and participationin both formal and informal channels can be a positive and productive way to solve problems and achieve greater justice. This book will help young people see more clearly the possibilities afforded by our democratic system and prepare them for their role as citizens and future leaders.

-Laurel Elder, Professor of Political Science at Hartwick College and Co-Director of the Hartwick College Institute of Public Service?

American Politics: Promise and Peril?introduces students to scholarly literature and encourages them to think like researchers by discussing unsettled questions./Written by two liberal arts college professors, this text provides explanations, examples, and guiding questions grounded in more than 50 years of questions from inquisitive students.

-Richard Keiser, Emeritus Professor of Political Science, Carleton College?

This concise American government text tells a compelling story about how politics and participation  in both formal and informal channels  can be a positive and productive way to solve problems and achieve greater justice. This book will help young people see more clearly the possibilities afforded by our democratic system and preparelÓÛ