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Produktbild: American Politics and Society

American Politics and Society

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Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

18.11.2021

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons

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512

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17,8/25,3/2,8 cm

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1066 g

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10. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-119-57836-9

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Produktdetails

Einband

Taschenbuch

Erscheinungsdatum

18.11.2021

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons

Seitenzahl

512

Maße (L/B/H)

17,8/25,3/2,8 cm

Gewicht

1066 g

Auflage

10. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-119-57836-9

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  • Produktbild: American Politics and Society
  • List of Plates xii

    List of Figures xiv

    List of Tables xvii

    Preface to the Tenth Edition xviii

    1 Governing in a Polarized Society 1

    Chapters to Come 5

    Glossary 5

    2 Beliefs, Values and American Society 6

    The Nature of American Beliefs and Values 7

    Values and American Society 17

    Controversy 2.1. Immigration: The Changing Nature of the Debate 23

    Controversy 2.2. How Classless is American Society? 26

    Controversy 2.3. Americans' Ambivalent View of Government and Taxes 27

    Social Structure 27

    Summary 38

    Questions for Discussion 38

    Glossary 38

    Notes 39

    Further Reading 40

    3 Constitutional Government 41

    Origins 42

    The American Constitution 46

    Biographies. Hamilton and Madison 52

    Ratification 52

    The Adaptive Constitution 54

    Controversy 3.1. How Democratic is the Constitution? 58

    Assessing the Constitution 59

    Summary 60

    Questions for Discussion 61

    Glossary 61

    Notes 62

    Further Reading 62

    4 Federalism: Cooperation and Conflict 63

    Federalism in Theory and Practice 64

    The Evolution of American Federalism 68

    The Changing Federal Role 70

    Controversy 4.1. Federal versus State Power 72

    Briefing 4.1. US Federalism in Comparative Perspective 75

    A Changing Court Role? 80

    The Future of American Federalism 82

    Summary 84

    Questions for Discussion 84

    Glossary 84

    Notes 86

    Further Reading 86

    5 American Political Parties: Polarization and Conflict 87

    The Functions of Parties 88

    Briefing 5.1. Why Only Two Parties in the US? 93

    Crisis and Change in the American Party System 94

    The Decline and Rise of Political Parties 100

    Biographies: Lee Atwater and Karl Rove - Republican Party 'Heavies' 102

    Changing Party Ideology: 1970-2021 102

    Explaining Party Change 105

    Briefing 5.2. Populism and American Political Parties 106

    Stronger but More Polarized Parties 107

    Briefing 5.3. The Tea Party Movement and its Legacy 108

    Summary 109

    Questions for Discussion 109

    Glossary 109

    Notes 110

    Further Reading 111

    6 Elections and Political Participation 112

    Patterns of American Electoral Behaviour 114

    The 'American Voter' Model and the New Deal Coalition 122

    The Decline of the New Deal Coalition and the Rise of a Divided Electorate 124

    Controversy 6.1. Non-voting: Does it Matter? 127

    Controversy 6.2. Are American Elections Corrupt? 128

    Controversy 6.3. Does the Decline in Social Capital Matter? 133

    Non-Electoral Political Participation 134

    Summary 139

    Questions for Discussion 139

    Glossary 139

    Notes 140

    Further Reading 141

    7 The Media and American Politics 142

    Media Structure and Organization 143

    Organization and Ownership 144

    How Biased? The Media and the Political Agenda 146

    Biography. The Rise and Fall of Roger Ailes Creator of the Fox News Network 150

    Controversy 7.1. Legitimizing the Conservative Right? The Role of Real Clear Politics 152

    Controversy 7.2. How Biased Are Television, Radio and the Electronic Media? 152

    Controlling the Media 153

    The Media and American Democracy 154

    Summary 155

    Questions for Discussion 156

    Glossary 156

    Notes 156

    Further Reading 157

    8 Congress I: The People's Branch? 158

    Representation and Congress 160

    Briefing 8.1. Forms of Representation 162

    Congressional Elections 163

    Legislators as Rational Actors 170

    Biography. Jim Jordan: Freedom Caucus Firebrand 172

    The Work of Members of Congress 175

    Conclusions 177

    Summary 178

    Questions for Discussion 178

    Glossary 179

    Notes 179

    Further Reading 180

    9 Congress II: Functions and Powers - The Broken Branch? 181

    The Functions of Congress 182

    The Structure of Power in Congress 183

    Congress Under Fire 191

    Biography. Jack Abramoff: Master Lobbyist and Convicted Felon 201

    Controversy 9.1. Divided Government: For and Against 201

    Biography. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) and the 'Squad' 202

    Reform and Change in Congress 202

    Is Congress the 'Broken Branch'? 207

    Summary 208

    Questions for Discussion 208

    Glossary 209

    Notes 210

    Further Reading 210

    10 The Presidency I: Powers and Selection 211

    Formal Sources of Power 212

    Briefing 10.1. The American Presidency: A Unitary Institution 214

    Informal Powers 215

    Presidential Selection 217

    Controversy 10.1. Primaries: For and Against 220

    Briefing 10.2. The Role of Money 222

    Presidential Selection: Faults and Foibles 228

    Summary 230

    Questions for Discussion 230

    Glossary 230

    Notes 231

    Further Reading 231

    11 The Presidency II: The President as Chief Executive 232

    The Presidency in a Changing America 233

    Presidential Abuse of Power and the Congressional Response 238

    Presidential Resources 241

    Biography. Steve Bannon: Political Strategist and Crisis Junkie 244

    Briefing 11.1. Organizing the White House 245

    Assessing the Presidency: Presidential Power at Home and Abroad 253

    Summary 255

    Questions for Discussion 255

    Glossary 255

    Notes 256

    Further Reading 256

    12 Bureaucratic Power: Federal Departments and Agencies 258

    The Federal Bureaucracy: Organization and Function 260

    Controversy 12.1. Privatization: For and Against 265

    The Bureaucracy: How Uncontrollable? 266

    The Inherent Power of Bureaucracy 266

    The Bureaucratic Hydra: A Uniquely American Phenomenon? 268

    Reform Attempts 271

    Concluding Remarks 275

    Summary 276

    Questions for Discussion 276

    Glossary 277

    Notes 278

    Further Reading 278

    13 The Security State 279

    The Rise of the Security State 280

    9/11, the Patriot Act and the Department of Homeland Security 282

    Briefing 13.1. The Department of Homeland Security and the Culture of Threat 284

    Threats to Civil Liberties 285

    Trump and the Security State 287

    The Security State and American Values 289

    Summary 291

    Questions for Discussion 291

    Glossary 291

    Notes 292

    Further Reading 292

    14 Organized Interests: The Real Power? 293

    Interests, Groups and Lobbyists 295

    Economic Groups 297

    Briefing 14.1. The Enron Collapse and Crony Capitalism 298

    Controversy 14.1. Do the Bankruptcy Laws Damage Workers' Rights? 299

    Professional Groups 303

    Promotional Groups 305

    Political Action Committees 307

    The Washington Lobby 309

    Interest Groups: For and Against 309

    Summary 313

    Questions for Discussion 313

    Glossary 313

    Notes 314

    Further Reading 315

    15 The Supreme Court and Judicial Politics 316

    The American Legal System 318

    The Supreme Court: Decision Making 321

    The Supreme Court and Political Power 326

    Controversy 15.1. The Supreme Court: An Active or a Passive Role? 333

    Briefing 15.1. The Supreme Court and the Guantánamo Bay Detainees 338

    The Polarized Rehnquist and Roberts Courts 339

    Conclusions: The Court and American Democracy 343

    Summary 344

    Questions for Discussion 344

    Glossary 345

    Notes 346

    Further Reading 346

    16 Regulating Morality: Civil Rights, Liberties and the Conscience Issues 347

    Introduction 348

    Regulating Public Morality 348

    Civil Liberties 349

    Controversy 16.1. What's So Wrong with Gun Control? 356

    Briefing 16.1. Abortion and American Politics 357

    Equality and Civil Rights 358

    Briefing 16.2. Federalism and Same-Sex Marriage 364

    Conclusions 364

    Summary 365

    Questions for Discussion 365

    Glossary 366

    Note 367

    Further Reading 367

    17 Social Policy in America: Self-Reliance and State Dependence 368

    The Federal Government and Social Welfare in America: The Reluctant Provider 369

    Federalism 371

    Social Security, Medicare and the Electoral Connection 372

    The Continuing Importance of Self-reliance 374

    Briefing 17.1. Why was Health Care So Hard to Reform? 374

    Health-care Reforms 375

    The Federal Government and Education 377

    Conclusions 378

    Summary 379

    Questions for Discussion 379

    Glossary 380

    Further Reading 380

    18 Managing Economic Change 381

    State and Economy in the United States 382

    Ideology and Economic Policy 384

    Controversy 18.1. Foreign Economic Policy and Trumps America First Policy 387

    Institutions and Economic Policy 388

    Briefing 18.1. Institutional Sclerosis and the Budget, 2011-2013 391

    Briefing 18.2. The Great Housing Crash, 2007-2012 397

    Conclusions: Economic Policy in an Age of Uncertainty 398

    Summary 399

    Questions for Discussion 399

    Glossary 399

    Further Reading 400

    19 Environmental Politics 401

    Background 402

    The Emerging Environmental Agenda 402

    Controversy 19.1. International Cooperation on Climate Change:

    The Kyoto Protocol and the Paris Treaty on Climate Change 405

    Policy Actors and Institution 406

    Chronology 411

    Political Parties and the Environment 413

    Conclusions: The Future of Environmental Politics 413

    Summary 414

    Questions for Discussion 414

    Glossary 414

    Notes 415

    Further Reading 415

    20 The American World Role 416

    The Institutional Context 418

    American Foreign Policy in the Post-9/11 World 421

    Briefing 20.1. The Rise and Fall of Neoconservatism 426

    Conclusions: Bound to Lead or Bound to Fail? 426

    Summary 428

    Questions for Discussion 428

    Glossary 429

    Notes 429

    Further Reading 430

    21 The American Political System in a Divided Society 431

    Assessing the American Polity 432

    Reform and Renewal 436

    Questions for Discussion 438

    Glossary 438

    Notes 438

    Further Reading 438

    Websites 439

    Glossary 443

    Appendix: The Constitution of the United States 455

    Index 474