Government and politics of the United States. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nigel Bowles and Robert K. McMahon.
• Authors: Bowles, Nigel; McMahon, Robert K
• Contents: 1. Introduction; 2. Beliefs and Values in American Society; 3. The Constitution - Creating the Rules of the Game; 4. Political Parties - The Politics of Aggregation and Disaggregation; 5. Elections and the Politics of Participation; 6. The Presidency and the Politics of Leadership; 7. Congress and the Politics of Legislative Competition; 8. The Supreme Court and the Politics of Adjudication; 9. Interest Groups; 10. Bureaucracy -The Fourth Branch of Government; 11. Federalism and Intergovernmental Policy-Making; 12. Economic and Domestic Policy; 13. Foreign and Defence Policy; 14. Conclusion; Appendix 1: The Constitution of the United States; Further Reading; Bibliography
• Publisher Details: Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 320.973; Government/National; United States -- Politics and government
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137405982; 1137405988
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.