Principles and Practice of American Politics
Classic and Contemporary Readings
Eighth Edition
Edited by:
- Steven S. Smith - Arizona State University
September 2024 | 664 pages | CQ Press
Combining timeless readings with cutting-edge, current selections, Principles and Practice of American Politics effectively animates today's institutions and political arrangements in the study of American Government and politics. Each selection is artfully framed by contextual headnotes, and many of the readings are written specifically for the volume.
The Eighth Edition includes readings that present institutions of majority rule, the nature of racial discrimination, the proper role of the court, and other issues that provide students an opportunity to think through and discuss their views on the future direction of American civic life.
The Eighth Edition includes readings that present institutions of majority rule, the nature of racial discrimination, the proper role of the court, and other issues that provide students an opportunity to think through and discuss their views on the future direction of American civic life.
Preface
About The Editors
Chapter 1. Designing Institutions
Mancur Olson Jr.
Elinor Ostrom
Jane Mansbridge
Chapter 2. The Constitutional Framework
James Madison
James Madison,
Samuel Kernell
Chapter 3. Federalism
Donald F. Kettl
Thad Kousser
Chapter 4. Civil Rights
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of the United States,
Supreme Court of the United States,
Supreme Court of the United States
Weaver and Prowse
Chapter 5. Civil Liberties
Geoffrey R. Stone
Supreme Court of the United States,
Supreme Court of the United States
Gerald N. Rosenberg
Chapter 6. Congress
Sarah A. Binder
Frances E. Lee
Steven S. Smith
Steven S. Smith
Steven S. Smith
Steven S. Smith
Chapter 7. The Presidency
Richard E. Neustadt
Samuel Kernell
William Howell
Chapter 8. The Bureaucracy
James Q. Wilson
Mathew D. McCubbins and Thomas Schwartz
Chapter 9. The Judiciary
Antonin Scalia
Stephen Breyer
Alexander Hamilton
Tracey George and Lee Epstein
Chapter 10. Public Opinion
Herbert Asher
Alan I. Abramowitz
John Zaller
Joe Goldman, Lee Drutman, and Oscar Pocasangre
Chapter 11. Voting, Campaigns, and Elections
Pew Research Center
Gary C. Jacobson
Christopher Achen and Larry Bartels
Richard Hasen
Chapter 12. Political Parties
John H. Aldrich
Lee Drutman
Lilliana Mason
Chapter 13. Interest Groups
Richard L. Hall and Alan V. Deardorff,
Lee Drutman
Benjamin Page and Martin Gilens,
Chapter 14. News Media
Hunt Allcott and Matthew Gentzkow
Andrew M. Guess
Daniel J. Moskowitz
U.S. Const.
Appendix: Constitution of the United States
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