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The U.S. Congress: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions
Ritchie explores the great effort put into constituent service-as representatives and senators respond to requests from groups and individuals-as well as media relations and news coverage. Congress, Donald A. In the second edition of The U. S. No mere civics lesson, this eye-opening book provides an insider's perspective on Congress, matched with a professional historian's analytical insight.
After a swift survey of the creation of Congress by the constitutional convention, he begins to unscrew the nuts and pull out the bolts. He also explores how the grand concepts we all know from civics class--checks and balances, advise and consent, congressional oversight--work in practice in an age of strong presidents and a muscular Senate minority.
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The U.S. Constitution: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions
Today we face serious challenges to the nation's constitutional legacy. Endless wars, and immigration, economic inequality, along with a host of other issues, a sharply divided electorate, have placed demands on government and on society that test our constitutional values. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, new ideas, perspective, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
A product of history's first modern revolution, the Constitution embraced a new formula for government: it restrained power on behalf of liberty, but it also granted power to promote and protect liberty. The U. S. Though the U. S. This document, which its framers designed to limit power, often has made political conflict inevitable.
It also has accommodated and legitimized the political and social changes of a vibrant, powerful democratic nation.
Congress For Dummies
It’s a nonpartisan look at congress that includes forewords by Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert and Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle. Congress for dummies helps you sort out what Congress does on a daily basis and what it all means to you, the citizen. Full of the kind of information and knowledge that Washington insiders take for granted, Congress For Dummies levels the playing field so that regular people — just like you — can make a difference, too.
Full of helpful resources such as contact information for House and Senate offices, straightforward explanations of the legislative process, and smart, this book is everything you need to understand Congress and get involved in your government. Written with the citizen advocate in mind, this helpful guide gives regular people the tools and knowledge they need to achieve their aims.
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Selecting a President Fundamentals of American Government Book 1
The debut of a brand-new civics series for high school seniors and college freshmen, that clearly, concisely and cleverly explains how the United States elects its presidentSelecting a President explains the nuts and bolts of our presidential electoral system while drawing on rich historical anecdotes from past campaigns.
Among the world's many democracies, U. S. In this book, hugely important, Clift and Spieler demonstrate that presidential campaigns are exciting, disillusioning at times but also inspiring. Modern presidential campaigns are a marked departure from the process envisioned by America's founders.
American Politics: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions
Amidst all this roiling partisan argument and confusing claims and counterclaims, there has never been a greater need for an impartial primer on the basics of the American political system. This very short introduction gives readers a concise, and sophisticated overview of the vital elements of American democracy, their historical origins, emphasizing both how these elements function, accessible, and how they have evolved into their present forms.
Richard valelly covers all facets of america's political system: the bicameral Congress and the place of the filibuster, political parties and democratic choice, the role of the Supreme Court, the partisan revival, the legislative-executive process, bureaucracy, and the political economy. Finally, for more than two centuries, valelly considers the remarkable persistence, of the basic constitutional forms established in 1787, despite the dramatic social changes that have reshaped virtually all aspects of American life.
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Truth and Transformation: A Manifesto for Ailing Nations
With insights drawn from real-life struggles against corruption and from years of study, he delves into the ideological roots of social oppression. Features: • in-depth analysis of worldviews and cultural trends • Specific information on becoming involved in transforming culture • A fresh, non-Western look at Scripture.
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Uncertain Justice: The Roberts Court and the Constitution
This essential book arrives at a make-or-break moment for the nation and the court. With the supreme court more influential than ever, this eye-opening book tells the story of how the Roberts Court is shaking the foundation of our nation's lawsFrom Citizens United to its momentous rulings regarding Obamacare and gay marriage, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has profoundly affected American life.
Tribe—one of the country's leading constitutional lawyers—and Matz dig deeply into the court's recent rulings, stepping beyond tired debates over judicial "activism" to draw out hidden meanings and silent battles. Acutely aware of their opportunity, the justices are rewriting critical aspects of constitutional law and redrawing the ground rules of American government.
The undercurrents they reveal suggest a strikingly different vision for the future of our country, one that is sure to be hotly debated. Filled with original insights and compelling human stories, Uncertain Justice illuminates the most colorful story of all—how the Supreme Court and the Constitution frame the way we live.
Yet the court remains a mysterious institution, and the motivations of the nine men and women who serve for life are often obscure.
U.S. Government And Politics, 2nd Edition Idiot's Guides
S. Government & politics, second Edition, is written to help readers gain an understanding about the origins of the U. S government, in addition to its complex political system and key forces that drive a successful nation. Government, the political process in America, civil liberties and rights, and how public policy is formed.
Providing an updated history and comprehensive overview, Idiot's Guides: U. S. Do you really know how the U. S.
American Legal History: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions
From colonial times to the present, law has not just reflected the changing society in which legal decisions have been made-it has played a powerful role in shaping that society, though not always in positive ways. Eminent legal scholar G. Rather than offer a straight chronological history, looking at how law shaped Native American affairs, business, the book instead traces important threads woven throughout our nation's past, slavery, and home life, as well as how it has dealt with criminal and civil offenses.
Likewise, law initially legitimated slavery in the United States, and legal institutions, failed to resolve the tensions stirred up by the westward expansion of slavery, including the Supreme Court, eventually sparking the Civil War. Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.
Every very short introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. White also looks at the expansion of laws regarding property rights, which were vitally important to the colonists, many of whom left Europe hoping to become land owners; the evolution of criminal punishment from a public display the stocks, the gallows to a private prison system; the rise of tort law after the Civil War; and the progress in legal education, moving from informal apprenticeships and lax standards to modern law schools and rigorous bar exams.
In this illuminating look at the pivotal role of law in American life, White offers us an excellent first step to a better appreciation of the function of law in our society.
American Political History: A Very Short Introduction Very Short Introductions
Americans have been deeply divided about the extent of federal power, and a range of economic, civil rights, financial, immigration policy, slavery, the meaning of citizenship, and social policies. But american political history, with its deep social divisions, bellicose rhetoric, and antagonistic partisanship provides valuable lessons about the meaning and viability of democracy in the early 21st century.
About the series: the very short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. Constitution have created profound divisions within the parties and among voters, but a belief in the importance of constitutional order persists among political leaders and voters.
Individual parties have risen and fallen, but the dominance of the two-party system persists. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, new ideas, perspective, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. Fierce debates over the meaning of the U. S. New immigrants, racial minorities, and women have joined the electorate and the debates.