American Government, Brief Version

ISBN: 9781133594376 出版年：2013 页码：466 James Q Wilson John J DiIulio Jr Meena Bose Cengage

This popular brief edition text for the one-semester or one-quarter American Government course maintains the framework of the Wilson, DiIulio, and Bose comprehensive text, emphasizing the historical development of the American political system, who governs, and to what ends. AMERICAN GOVERNMENT: BRIEF VERSION, Eleventh Edition offers new coverage of such key and emerging issues as the 2012 campaigns and elections; leadership of President Obama and the 112th Congress; the economic downturn and ensuing policies; healthcare reform; foreign relations with North Korea and Iran; the war in Afghanistan; and more. The text also emphasizes critical-thinking skills throughout and includes many tools to help students maximize their study efforts and results, including new Learning Objectives in every chapter.