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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 320.473 EAN: 9780205572489 Edition: 4 ISBN: 0205572480 Label: Longman Manufacturer: Longman Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 640 Publication Date: August 03, 2007 Publisher: Longman Studio: Longman Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This highly affordable text provides an engaging, analytical approach to American Government that stresses the importance of elections in our political system today. Written in a strong narrative voice and brimming with student-relevant examples, America's New Democracy provides a focused and stimulating treatment of politics in the United States. Illustrating popular influence across the political system in defense of a central theme---that elections matter more in America's political system today than they have in the past or do in other democracies---the book challenges the pessimistic view that government seldom listens to ordinary people. America's New Democracy encourages readers to see that in a system where votes are the main currency, both power and responsibility rest on the shoulders of all citizens. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Uneven, especially for a third editionI am currently using this textbook for my introductory course in American politics. It is the second time I am using this text, and I will likely use it at least once more. So while I say that this book is uneven, it is still better than most other introductory texts out there. The most attractive features of this text are its size and price. In a typical semester you can read this text along with two other short texts and still keep your students' book bill under $80. I'm using ... Read More 
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