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Governing the Metropolitan Region: America's New Frontier
by David Y. Miller Raymond W. Iii CoxGoverning the Metropolitan Region: America's New Frontier is a new, up-to-date text for the basic local government management course (upper division or graduate) that addresses the structural, political and management issues associated with regional and metropolitan government. It also can complement more specialized courses such as urban planning, urban government, state and local politics, and intergovernmental relations. Key features:--More current than other available books on the subject. --Introduces the key concept of the urban core as the basis for governance of the overall metropolitan area. --The first book to stress the interconnectedness of intergovernmental relations and state-local politics for political scientists, the political sociology of community for the urban planners, and governance as both a political and management issue for those in public administration. --Exceptional coverage of fiscal issues and intergovernmental relationships. Governing the Metropolitan Region: America's New Frontier is supported with extensive charts and graphs, summary Things to Ponder sections to spark further thought and discussion, and an extensive bibliography.
Government Alive! Power, Politics, and You
by The Editors at the National Constitution Center the Teachers' Curriculum InstituteThis book intends to equip the readers with the knowledge and skills necessary on the journey to becoming an active and informed citizen.
Government and Politics in South Asia
by Yogendra K MalikThis comprehensive but accessible text provides students with a systematic introduction to the comparative political study of the leading nations of South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal. The seventh edition is extensively revised and updated, benefiting from the fresh perspective brought on by adding a new author to the team. New material includes discussions of political parties and leaders in India, the Zardari regime and changes to the Pakistani constitution, the rocky relationship between Pakistan and the Obama administration, new prospects and dangers facing Bangladesh, continuing political violence in Sri Lanka, and the troubles facing Nepal as it attempts to draft a new constitution. Organized in parallel fashion to facilitate cross-national comparison, the sections on each nation address several topical areas of inquiry: political culture and heritage, government structure and institutions, political parties and leaders, conflict and resolution, and modernization and development. A statistical appendix provides a concise overview of leading demographic and economic indicators for each country, making Government and Politics in South Asia an invaluable addition to courses on the politics of South Asia.
Government at Work: Set Of 5 Texts For Close Reading Grade 2 Unit 1 (Texts For Close Reading Ser.)
by Benchmark Education Co., LLC StaffNIMAC-sourced textbook
Government By The People 2014 Elections and Updates Edition
by David B. Magleby Paul C. Light Christine L. NemacheckThroughout, authors David Magleby, Paul Light, and Christine Nemacheck highlight the central role that people play in a constitutional democracy, inspiring students to see how similarities and differences in political beliefs continue to shape government to this day. The 2014 Elections and Updates Edition includes coverage of the major issues in today's headlines to engage students in learning, as well as to boost the relevance of course material to students' lives.
Government by the People
by James Macgregor Burns J. W. Peltason Thomas E. Cronin David B. Magleby David M. O'BrienThis comprehensive, classic book takes readers from on-lookers to participants. "Government by the People" lets them see democracy as the participatory government that it is. Covers 2000 Presidential Election, constitutional democracy, political culture and ideology, campaigns and elections, the Presidency, the judiciary, and much more. Explains how Congress and the President work together. For anyone interested in American Government.
Government By the People: National, State, and Local Version (20th Edition)
by James Macgregor Burns J. W. Peltason Thomas E. Cronin David B. Magleby David M. O’brien Paul C. LightGovernment by the People is considered the most authoritative text, educating students to understand how the American political system works.
Government by the People: 2011 AP Edition
by David B. Magleby Paul C. Light Christine L. NemacheckThe new AP edition of Government by the People integrates the latest in scholarship on American politics and government, the 2010 midterm elections, recent Supreme Court appointments and decisions, and comparisons with countries around the world into a book that introduces you to the subject and the discipline of political science.
Government by the People (AP Edition) (2014 Elections and Updates Edition) (25th Edition)
by David B. Magleby Paul C. Light Christine L. Nemacheck<p>As the title of our book suggests, we view the idea of government by the people as a defining element of American politics and government. From the Mayflower Compact to the Declaration of Independence to the expansion of rights and liberties to more and more citizens in the last century, we have expanded on the idea of self-government. Too often, Americans take their basic rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for granted. But these rights were guaranteed neither by those who wrote our Constitution nor by the citizens who have worked, one generation after another, to expand these rights and set our government's course. Rather, government by the people today depends on citizens who are informed and involved in the decisions and processes of our constitutional democracy. <p>We have written this book with the aim of informing you about why you have a stake in our government and how you can become involved. The Framers of our Constitution warned us that we must always safeguard our rights, liberties, and political institutions. But we cannot do so without first understanding the basic rules of the game set by the Constitution. We must see the presidency, Congress, the federal bureaucracy, and the Supreme Court not as a remote "federal government" but as institutions that affect each of us every single day. Government by the people depends on people informing themselves and participating. It is not something that can be outsourced or that a generation can decide to take a pass on.</p>
Government by the People (Twenty-Second Edition)
by David B. Magleby David M. O'Brien Paul C. Light J.W. Peltason [et al.]Building on decades of authoritative scholarship, this completely updated text continues to offer accessible, carefully crafted, and straightforward coverage of the foundations of American politics, as well consistent focus on the achievements of a government by the people In an increasingly cynical world, GBTP emphasizes that politics matters and encourages, motivates, and even inspires students-with accounts of individual and collective acts of courageousness, intellect, and integrity in the political arena-to be effective and informed citizens. With each chapter now framed by nationally-selected learning objectives and chapter mastery self-tests, several compelling new features, and an all new contemporary design, this thoroughly updated Twenty-Third Edition continues in the book's long tradition for excellence. As we enter this very complex political era, there is no more reliable or more relevant text to help you advance your students from being simple onlookers to knowledgeable participants in the American political experience.
Government For Everybody
by Steven L. JantzenThe purpose of this book is to provide an engaging, readable and thorough course in U.S. Government. The consise reading passages, high graphics-to-text ratio, frequent question sets, and emphasis on vocabulary support the learning of students who have difficulty, while also being useful for all students.
Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy
by George C. Adwards III Martin P. WattenbergGovernment in America.
Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy
by George C. Edwards Martin P. Wattenberg2014 Elections and Updates Sixteenth Edition For courses in American Government
Government In America: People, Politics And Policy
by George C. Edwards Martin P. Wattenberg Robert L. LineberryAn undergraduate text concentrating on constitutional foundations, patterns of political behavior, political institutions, and public policy outputs. Contains chapter summaries, key terms, and discussion questions, and boxes on politics since the 1960s; public opinion; comparison of the US with other nations in areas such as tax rates. Includes color photos and graphics. This second edition expands coverage of theories of democracy; fiscal federalism; the Constitution and religion; the media; and candidate-centered politics. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc. , Portland, Or.
Government in America: People Politics and Policy (AP Edition, 14th Edition)
by George C. Edwards Martin P. Wattenberg Robert L. LineberryGovernment in America AP Edition provides AP students with a better understanding of our fascinating political system. This fourteenth edition of Government in America continues to frame its content with a public policy approach to government in the United States. We continually ask--and answer-- the question, "What difference does politics make to the policies governments produce?" It is one thing to describe the Madisonian system of checks and balances and separation of powers or the elaborate and unusual federal system of government in the United States; it is something else to ask how these features of our constitutional structure affect the policies governments generate.