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This work now brings readers the insights of four prize-winning political scientists - including new author David Magleby. This edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to meet the needs of American government classes today. This book is available in four versions. The Basic Version covers fundamental principles and processes that pertain to American Government and politics at all levels. The National version includes all the material found in the Basic Version with four additional chapters on functions, policies, and programmes of the National government. This National/State/Local version includes all material found in the National version plus nine chapters examining governmental politics on state and local levels. Lastly, the Texas Version consists of the material found in the National Version plus eight chapters examining Texas State and politics. The works are intended for use on undergraduate courses in American Government.

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The bestseller in the field for more than 39 years, Government By the People now brings readers the keen insights of four prize-winning political scientists -- including new author David Magleby brought on in the Fifteenth Edition. Acclaimed for its superb writing style, pedagogical support, and comprehensive treatment of the American political system, this classic has been thoroughly revised and updated to meet the needs of American government classes today.

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Features:

  • History Makers. Reinforcing the importance of being an active participant in–and contributor to–political change, this inspirational feature profiles influential political figures, some contemporary, some historical.   History Makers features active people representing divergent parties, ideologies, and agendas, but all sharing the common trait of engagement in the political process, from America's most important public servants to its ordinary, and sometimes, extraordinary, citizens, including FDR, LBJ, Martin Luther King, Jr., William Rehnquist, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. 

  • The Changing Face of U.S. Politics. Exemplifying the ever-increasing level of diversity in the American political landscape, including how race and gender are changing the way the American government works, these unique boxes reflect the concerns and experiences of ethnic and minority groups in American politics..

  • How Other Nations Govern.  These data-rich boxes give students insight into foreign political structures and processes by looking at a diverse group of countries, including Britain, France, Japan, India, China, and Mexico, and showing how their approaches to government are similar to and different from those of the United States.

  • NEW! MyPoliSciLab, also available in Blackboard and WebCT platforms.

 

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  • A Framework of Learning Pedagogy.   A Master List of Objectives appears in the front of the book, providing an inventory of the concepts students must master to complete the course.  These Objectives reappear at the beginning of each chapter—as part of the opening spread—highlighting learning goals, while Individual Objectives and key coverage is called out in the text margins.  A Summary and Self-test at the end of each chapter provides students with a final check of their understanding.  Learning Objectives were compiled through nationwide surveys of instructors on their course goals. 
  • You Will Decide.  Being part of a government by the people requires consideration of, and decisions on, differing points of view.  This feature explores in-the-news questions like the impact of third-party candidates, the advantages and disadvantages of a national presidential primary, and the need for restrictions on civil liberties during the war on terror and then asks students to weigh options for resolving the issue.
  • Generation Next.  This engaging feature presents information about Generation Next—America’s current crop of16-25 year old’s—drawn from Pew research and other sources showing this cohort’s issues, values, and challenges as they relate to specific research questions such as partisan differences, the rise of small campaign donors, search and seizure in the age of terrorism, and levels of patriotism.  Comparisons with older voters and demographic breakdowns help students understand where they fit and why government matters to them.  Each box concludes with several critical thinking questions.

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  • PublisherPrentice Hall
  • Publication date1987
  • ISBN 10 0133616010
  • ISBN 13 9780133616019
  • BindingHardcover
  • Number of pages481
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