Gateways to democracy : an introduction to American government / John G. Geer [and three others]

By:

Gere, John Gray [author]

Contributor(s):

Schiller, Wendy J.;Segal, Jeffrey A. ;Herrera, Richard [co-author;co-author;co-author]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Australia : Cengage Learning Asia Pte Ltd, c2016Edition: Third editionDescription: xxi, 665 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmISBN:

9781285865621

Subject(s):

UNITED STATES -- POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT -- TEXTBOOKS

LOC classification:

JK 276 .G44 2016

Contents:

Chapter 1. Gateways to American Democracy -- Chapter 2. The Constitutions -- Chapter 3. Federalism -- Chapter 4. Civil Liberties -- Chapter 5. Civil Rights -- Chapter 6. Public Opinions -- Chapter 7. The News and Social Media -- Chapter 8. Interest Groups -- Chapter 9. Political Parties -- Chapter 10. Elections and Campaigns -- Chapter 11. Voting and Participation -- Chapter 12. Congress -- Chapter 13. The Presidency -- Chapter 14. The Bureaucracy -- Chapter 15. The Judiciary -- Chapter 16. Economic, Domestic and Foreign Policy -- Appendix.

Summary: GATEWAYS TO DEMOCRACY introduces the American political system to students, pointing out in each chapter the "gateways" that facilitate, or at times block, participation. In emphasizing how the political system works-and how individuals and groups have opened gates to influence public policy-the text helps students see the relevance of government in their lives. The third edition provides coverage of the 2014 midterm elections as well as enhanced discussion of the politics, policies, and issues affecting Latinos in the United States.

Item type:

Books

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	National University - Manila	LRC - Graduate Studies General Circulation	Master of Arts in Public Administration	GC JK 276 .G44 2016 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	c.1	Available		NULIB000011154

Browsing LRC - Graduate Studies shelves, Shelving location: General Circulation, Collection: Master of Arts in Public Administration Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous
Previous	GC JF 1351 .S53 2013 Introducing public administration /	GC JF 1525.P6 .P65 2015 Policy paradigms in theory and practice : discourses, ideas and anomalies in public policy dynamics /	GC JF 1525.P67 .D66 2015 Performance management in the public sector /	GC JK 276 .G44 2016 Gateways to democracy : an introduction to American government /	GC JK 468.P64 .A53 2015 Public policy making : an introduction /	GC K 3585 .G56 2016 Global constitutionalism and multi-layered protection of human rights /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

GATEWAYS TO DEMOCRACY introduces the American political system to students, pointing out in each chapter the "gateways" that facilitate, or at times block, participation. In emphasizing how the political system works-and how individuals and groups have opened gates to influence public policy-the text helps students see the relevance of government in their lives. The third edition provides coverage of the 2014 midterm elections as well as enhanced discussion of the politics, policies, and issues affecting Latinos in the United States.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.