By The People: Debating American Government [Paperback]

Challenges your students to engage with, think about, and debate American Government and Politics using the most state-of-the-art and engaging program for teaching the course.By The People: Debating American Government, Sixth Edition, presents essential content in a compelling story geared for today's students. Through each edition, this text has built on this successful approach to engage students in the rich and important debates of our times. Now powered by an enhanced e-book and additional digitals learning tools, this book helps students to become thoughtful and informed citizens.About the AuthorsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsPART I: IDEAS AND RIGHTS1. The Spirit of American Politics2. The Ideas That Shape America3. The Constitution4. Federalism5. Civil Liberties6. The Struggle for Civil RightsPART II: POLITICAL BEHAVIOR7. Public Opinion8. Political Participation9. Media, Technology, and Government10. Campaigns and Elections11. Political Parties12. Interest GroupsPART III: POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS13. Congress14. The Presidency15. Bureaucracy16. The Judicial BranchPART IV: POLICYMAKING17. Public Policymaking and Budgeting18. Foreign PolicyAPPENDIX IThe Declaration of IndependenceAPPENDIX IIThe Constitution of the United States of AmericaAPPENDIX IIIThe Federalist PapersAPPENDIX IVPresidential Elections, CongressionalControl, 1789-2020GlossaryNotesCreditsIndexJames A. Moroneis the John Hazen White Professor of Political Science, Urban Studies, and Public Policy at Brown University.Rogan Kershserves as Provost and Professor of Political Science at Wake Forest University. By the People provides a smart and accessible introduction to the key questions, dilemmas, institutions, practices, and processes that structure the theory and practice of American politics. The text is contemporary, relevant, interesting, engagingly written, and provides a solid foundation for in-class lecture, discussion, and applied activity. --Joanna Mosser, Loli