Why they call it politics;: A guide to America's Government - Softcover

Sherrill, Robert

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9780155960015: Why they call it politics;: A guide to America's Government

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0155960016 ISBN 13: 9780155960015

Publisher: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1974

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A provocative, sometimes irreverent, often witty, and always informative look at the fundamental institutions and topics of American government! Well documented with illustrative examples, this text offers a critical and entertaining survey of American government. It conveys a sense of the corruptibility of people and institutions, and offers reasons for the concentration of wealth in the hands of the few.

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1. The President at Home: Playing all Sides to Stay on Top. 2. The President Abroad: Bouquets, Brickbats, and Bombs. 3. Cold War, National Security, and the Military. 4. Congress: The Most Deliberative Body, and a Swamp. 5. The Supreme Court: A Sometime Fortunate Imbalance of Power. 6. Bureaucracy: Our Prolific Drones. 7. Parties and Pressure Groups: Democracy's Gang Warfare. 8. The Media and Government: Politics, Profits and Propaganda. 9. The Economy: Manipulating That Mysterious Spigot. 10. So You Want to Go into Politics.

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