Approaching Democracy: California Edition - Softcover

Berman, Larry; Murphy, Bruce Allen; Clarke, Milton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132282690 ISBN 13: 9780132282697

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 2006

Synopsis

Approaching Democracy addresses the evolving nature of the American experiment in democratic government.  It teaches students the theory and the basics of American political science, the political history of this nation, and provides the critical thinking skills needed to analyze these evolving relationships.  This new Teaching and Learning Classroom (TLC) California edition introduces features that incorporates more “student empowerment” tools to reinforce how American Government is relevant to students’ lives today. Larry Berman and Bruce Allen Murphy, long-time teachers of the introductory American Political science course in both large and small public and private universities, set out to write a book that offers a clear theme – one that is even more relevant now than it was when it was first presented – in a highly readable, easy-to-understand format.  Both authors enjoy teaching and are actively engaged in new methods of engaging students and empowering them to participate in political discourse

About this title

About the Author:

Bruce Allen Murphy is the Fred Morgan Kirby Professor of Civil Rights at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, where he teaches American constitutional law and civil rights and liberties, American politics, and biographical writing. He is the author of Scalia"; "The Brandeis-Frankfurter Connection: The Secret Political Activities of Two Supreme Court Justices"; "Fortas: The Rise and Ruin of a Supreme Court Justice";" "and "Wild Bill: The Legend and Life of William O. Douglas". Murphy lives with his wife in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0132282690
• ISBN 13: 9780132282697
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 893