By the People: Debating American Government [Paperback]

In a storytelling approach that weaves contemporary examples together with historical context, By the People: Debating American Government, Seventh Edition explores the themes and ideas that drive the great debates in American government and politics. It introduces students to big questions like Who governs? , How does our system of government work? , What does government do? , and Who are we? By challenging students with these questions, the text gets them to engage with, think about, and debate the merits of U.S. government and politics. Now offered in Oxford Insight.In a storytelling approach that weaves contemporary examples together with historical context,By the People: Debating American Government, Seventh Edition, explores the themes and ideas that drive the great debates in American government and politics. It introduces students to big questions like Who governs? , How does our system of government work? , What does government do? , and Who are we? By challenging students with these questions, the text gets them to engage with, think about, and debate the merits of U.S. government and politics. The seventh edition is offered in Oxford Insight, a guided learning environment that delivers performance analytics, drives student engagement, and improves student outcomes.1: The Ideas that Shape American Politics2: The Constitution3: Federalism and Nationalism4: Civil Liberties5: The Struggle for Civil Rights6: Public Opinion and Political Participation7: Media, Technology, and Government8: Campaigns and Elections9: Interest Groups and Political Parties10: Congress11: The Presidency12: Bureaucracy13: The Judicial Branch14: Domestic and Foreign PolicyJames Morone(B.A., Middlebury College, and M.A. and PhD, University of Chicago) is Professor of Political Science at Brown University and five-time winner of the Hazeltine Citation for outstanding teacher of the year. A renowned scholar of American Political Science, Dr. Morone, an ló)