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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 320.473
EAN num: 9780321416148
ISBN number: 0321416147
Label: Longman
Manufacturer: Longman
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Page Count: 752
Printing Date: December 29, 2006
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With an emphasis on elections and their importance in our political system, Morris Fiorina and Paul Peterson's groundbreaking text offers a stimulating, analytical approach to American government that engages students as it gives them a unique understanding of their political system as it exists and functions today. The accessibility of instant public opinion polls, the growing influence of Internet, the ubiquitous nature of the news media, and the increasingly important role of interest groups--all of which Fiorina and Peterson use to demonstrate that America is moving toward a more popular democracy--have blurred the lines between campaigning and governing. Politicians yesterday are constantly engaged in the campaign process--a 'permanent campaign'--this has profoundly affected how our government functions today. The fifth edition of this presitgious text has been brought completely up-to-date through the second George W.Bush administration and 2006 midterm elections, includes engaging debate-style readings throughout, and is now available in a unique 'Sandbox' format that allows instructors to seamlessly blend text chapters with policy material and/or selections from the 'Great Questions in Politics' series.
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The book covers both history and the current political framework of the US. The history is covered briefly in the early chapters. In enough detail to explain key ideas and debates that shaped the nation. Federalism especially. We see how the early United States cobbled together an initially fragile federal government, that gained strength with the passing decades. Enough to prevail in the Civil War.
Most of the text describes many aspects of the contemporary scene. Including factors like the role of the media in effecting the political debate, by investigating issues. Here, the narrative delves into subtopics like a possible ideological bias by journalists.
The book also has sidebars that raise thought-provoking questions. These actually make the book distinctive, since the main narrative can be found in several other books on the subject. One interesting sidebar is why aren't Senators elected from subdivisions of their states, instead of state-wide? While this is commonly seen as immutable, it is actually not explicitly defined in the Constitution, and there were once Senatorial districts. What the sidebar omits, perhaps for space considerations, is that the establishment of these districts nowadays would open up an entirely new source of gerrymandering.
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Fiorina and Peterson have done an incredible job with their new and completely updated version of "The New American Democracy." In addition to being thoroughly researched, it presents the material in a clear and concise manner and provides ample opportunity for further enrichment. In addition to providing paper sources, each chapter lists numerous web links and has a wonderful supplementary site that is constantly being updated. It is remarkable to see how current the text is, and I very much appreciate the fact that the examples are kept current and relevant to the college reader. Those students at Stanford and Harvard are quite fortunate to learn directly from these political science giants, and those that do not can gain an immense from the text itself.
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