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[Enhanced Credo edition] |
| Description |
1 online resource (82 entries) : 139 images ; digital files. |
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still image rdacontent |
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electronic isbdmedia |
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online resource rdacarrier |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-325). |
| Contents |
Photo sources -- Acknowledgments -- Timeline -- Introduction -- Introduction to the democratic republic: Politics and government; Democracy and other forms of government; Fundamental values; Political ideologies; Shifting demographics and political implications -- The U.S. Constitution: The colonial background; Early colonial government; The road to revolution; The first state governments; The Constitutional Convention; Principles of the Constitution; Amending the Constitution -- Federalism: Federalism and its constitutional basis; State rights and budgets; State and local government -- The U.S. Congress: The nature and functions of Congress; House-Senate differences and congressional privileges; Congressional elections and apportionment; How Congress is organized; Lawmaking and budgeting -- The President: Who can become President? The President's roles and responsibilities; Presidential powers; The executive organization; The role of the vice presidency -- The courts: The Federal Court system; The selection of federal judges; The Supreme Court at work; Policymaking and the courts; State versus federal courts -- |
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Civil liberties and civil rights: Differences between civil liberties and civil rights; The Bill of Rights; The First Amendment: freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition; The second, fourth, fifth, sixth, and eighth amendments: from the right to bear arms to the rights of the criminally accused; Civil liberties vs. security issues; The right to privacy; Experiences of ethnic groups, women, gays and lesbians, and juveniles -- Political opinion: What is political opinion and how is it measured? Political preferences and voting behavior; Political opinion and the political process -- Public interest groups: The role of public interest groups; Types of interest groups; Strategies that make interest groups successful; Regulating lobbyists -- Political parties: Functions of political parties in the U.S.; The two-party system; A history of political parties in the U.S.; Mechanisms of political party change: realignment, dealignment, tipping -- Campaigns and elections: How are elections conducted? The national convention; The election campaign; Campaign finance; The popular vote and the role of the Electoral College -- The media machine: The media and public opinion; The power of the press: the media and political campaigns; Political campaigns and the internet; Freedom of the press; The media under various administrations -- Further reading -- The Declaration of Independence -- The Articles of Confederation -- The U.S. Constitution -- The Bill of Rights. |
| Access |
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions. |
| Summary |
Filling the breach and answering basic questions about how our very complex government operates and what it promises, The Handy American Government Answer Book: How Washington, Politics, and Elections Work takes a comprehensive look at the historic development of the government, the functions of each branch of government, and the systems, people, and policies that comprise American democracy. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Note |
Description based on title page of print version. |
| Subject |
United States -- Politics and government -- Miscellanea.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Credo Reference (Firm), distributor.
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| Added Title |
American government answer book : how Washington, politics, and elections work |
| Other Form: |
Print version: 1578596394 9781578596393 (DLC) 2017039472 xxviii, 372 pages : illustrations, maps |
| ISBN |
9781786849038 electronic version |
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9781578596393 pbk. : alk. paper |
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